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Webster 1913 Edition
Straitness
Strait′ness
,Noun.
The quality or condition of being strait; especially, a pinched condition or situation caused by poverty;
as, the
. straitness
of their circumstancesWebster 1828 Edition
Straitness
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.