astriction

Meaning

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.)

Synonyms

astringent

Translations

δυσκοιλιότητα

σύσφιγξη

astricció

astriction

estreñimiento

astricción

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin astrictio.