astriction noun. [ǝ'strɪkʃ(ǝ)n] Also adstriction. M16.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin astrictio(n-), formed as ASTRICT: see -ION.]
1. Moral or legal obligation. M16-M17.

2. Binding together; constriction; constipation. arch. M16.

3. Astringency. M16-M18.

4. Restriction; spec. in Scots Law, restriction in tenure by an obligation to have grain ground at a particular mill. obsolete exc. Hist. E17.

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