Straitness
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Straitness - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
STRAITNESS, n.
1. Narrowness; as the straitness of a place; straitness of mind; straitness of circumstances.
2. Strictness; rigor; as the straitness of a mans proceedings.
3. Distress; difficulty; pressure from necessity of any kind, particularly from poverty.
4. Want; scarcity; or rather narrowness; as the straitness of the conveniences of life.
Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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