obstriction
English
Etymology
From Latin obstringere, obstrictum (“to bind to or about”).
Noun
obstriction (countable and uncountable, plural obstrictions)
- The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged.
- That which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for obstriction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)