astriction

Signification (Anglais)

1. The act of binding; restriction; obligation.
2. A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance.
3. (obsolete) constipation
4. (obsolete) 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.)

Concepts

astriction

Synonymes

astringent

Traductions

δυσκοιλιότητα

σύσφιγξη

astricció

estreñimiento

astricción

Étymologie (Anglais)

Ultimately from Latin astrictio.