Obstriction

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obstriction \Ob*stric"tion\, n. [L. obstringere, obstrictum, to
     bind to or about.]
     The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which
     constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. [R.] --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]