The Collaborative International Dictionary
Perstringe
Perstringe \Per*stringe"\, v. t. [L. perstringere; per + stringere to bind up, to touch upon.]
To touch; to graze; to glance on. [Obs.]
To criticise; to touch upon. [R.]
--Evelyn.
Wiktionary
perstringe
vb. (context now archaic or literary English) To censure, criticize.