The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Self-restraint \Self`-re*straint"\, n. Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
self-restraint n 1: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate" [syn: self-restraint, temperateness]