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noun

Astriction n.

The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.

(Med.)

(a)

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

(b)

Constipation.

Astringency. (Obs.)

(Scots Law) An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll. Note: The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.

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Etymology of 'Astriction'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... N. junction; joining &c v.; joinder [Law], union connection, conjunction, conjugation; annexion^, annexation, annexment^; astriction^, attachment, compagination^, vincture^, ligation, alligation^; accouplement^; marriage &c (wedlock,) 903; infibulation^, inosculation^, symphysis [Anat.], anastomosis, confluence, communication, concatenation; ...

— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

... knowledge is power. I would say that motion is liberty. The serfdom of the middle ages was in good degree maintained by binding man to the soil. Astriction to the soil was at once the foundation and the symbol of that serfdom. The baron became the master of the body of the man; he became also the master of his mental ideas. But when the serf acquired the power of locomotion, he laid ...

— Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber - Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge • James Aitken Wylie