'Self-restraint' definitions:

Definition of 'self-restraint'

From: WordNet
noun
Exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate" [syn: self-restraint, temperateness]

Definition of 'Self-restraint'

From: GCIDE
  • Self-restraint \Self`-re*straint"\, n. Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command. [1913 Webster]