1. (n.) The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.
2. (n.) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy.
3. (n.) Constipation.
4. (n.) Astringency.
5. (n.) An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll.
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