straithandedness

See also: strait-handedness

English

Noun

straithandedness (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of strait-handedness
   • 1833, George Burder, Joseph Hughes, An Exposition of the Old and New Testaments:

     Especially to see them live in love and unity, and mutual good affection; no jars or quarrels among them, no strangeness, no shyness one of another, no straithandedness; but, though every one knew his own, they lived with as much freedom as if they had had all in common.

   • 1863, Joseph Hall, Philip Wynter, Works - Volume 7, page 376:

     The Romish doctrine makes their straithandedness so much more injurious, as the cause of separation is more just.

   • 1900, Massachusetts Historical Society, Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, page 359:

     4. one of ye great sins of N. E. is a noli me tangere, to E. straithandedness towards ministry e ye ordinances of God.