astriction

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2.(Med.) (a) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy. --Dunglison. (b) Constipation. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

3.Astringency. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

4.(Scots Law) An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll. --Bell. [1913 Webster]

Note: The lands were said to be astricted to the mill. [1913 Webster]