Astriction
Astriction ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin astrictio.]
1.
The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation. — Milton
2.
(a) (Medicine) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy.
(b)
(Medicine) Constipation. — Dunglison
3.
Astringency. [Obsolete] — 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.