Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astriction

/əˈstɹɪk.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-tric-tion
IPA: /əˈstɹɪk.ʃən/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of binding; restriction; obligation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So of marriage he is the author and the witness; yet hence will not follow any divine astriction more than what is subordinate to the glory of God, and the main good of either party."
"Astriction of the Belly is commonly a sign of strong chylopocerick Organ"
"Myrobalanes have it ; and it may be the barks of peaches : for this virtue requireth an astriction ; but such an astriction as is not grateful to the body"
"Payment of dry multures will even imply a title; being exclusive of any other supposition than astriction"

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin astrictio.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: astrictio

Usage

Inflected Forms

astrictions (plural) adstriction (alternative)

Rhymes With

fiction science fiction fan fiction addiction conviction jurisdiction prediction restriction friction depiction contradiction eviction

Questions

How do you pronounce astriction?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈstɹɪk.ʃən/.
What does astriction mean?: The act of binding; restriction; obligation.
Where does astriction come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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