Astriction

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation. Milton.

2. A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy. Dunglison.

3. Constipation. Arbuthnot.

4. Astringency. [Obs.] Bacon.

5. An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll. Bell.