(1):

(n.) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy.

(2):

(n.) The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.

(3):

(n.) An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll.

(4):

(n.) Constipation.

(5):

(n.) Astringency.