English Explanatory Dictionary

astriction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of binding; restriction; obligation.
  2. A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance.
  3. constipation
  4. astringency
  5. An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll. (The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.)

Pronunciation

/əˈstɹɪk.ʃən/

Word forms

astriction astrictions adstriction

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin astrictio.

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