astriction

== English == === Alternative forms === adstriction === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin astrictio. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈstɹɪk.ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪkʃən === 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 (law, 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.) ==== Translations ==== === References === “astriction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === citrations, trications