As*tric"tion (?), n. [L. astrictio.]
1. The act of binding; restriction; also,
obligation. Milton.
2. (Med.) (a) A contraction
of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the
animal economy. Dunglison. (b)
Constipation. Arbuthnot.
3. Astringency. [Obs.] Bacon.
4. (Scots Law) An obligation to have the
grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a
toll. Bell.
☞ The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.