astriction English

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What does astriction mean?

astriction noun

— 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.)

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astringent