straitness

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

STRAITNESS, noun 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.
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