ASTRICTION

Etymology

Noun

astriction (countable and uncountable, plural astrictions)

The act of binding; restriction; obligation.

(medicine) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance.

(obsolete) constipation

(obsolete) astringency

(legal, Scotland, historical) 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.)

Anagrams

• citrations, trications

Source: Wiktionary

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As*tric"tion, n. Etym: [L. astrictio.]

1. The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation. Milton.

2. (Med.) (a) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy. Dunglison. (b) Constipation. Arbuthnot.

3. Astringency. [Obs.] Bacon.

4. (Scots Law)

Definition: An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll. Bell.

Note: The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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