\Strin"gent\ (str[i^]n"jent), a. [L. stringens,
-entis, p. pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See
{Strain}.]
Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive;
rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.
      They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a
      more stringent code of procedure.        --Macaulay.
-- {Strin"gent*ly}, adv. -- {Strin"gent*ness}, n.