astriction (English, noun)
expansion: astriction (countable and uncountable, plural astrictions)
Senses:
glosses: The act of binding; restriction; obligation.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: constipation
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
glosses: astringency
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
topics: law
glosses: 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.)
tags: Scotland
countable
historical
uncountable
Forms:
form: astrictions
tags: plural
form: adstriction
tags: alternative