\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.
Note: The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.