distress noun
Categories: abnormalcy: emotion; emotion: negative.
1604, Cawdrey:
Not listed.
1658, Phillips: (distresse)
or distraining, (in Latin, discritction) is a streightning, wringing, or afflication. In Common Law it signifieth a compulsion to appear in Court, or to pay a debt or duty denied.
distress verb
1604, Cawdrey:
Not listed.