Bible Dictionaries
Straitness
King James 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.
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