n.
Pronunciation: ' li-g ə - ˌ chu ̇ r, -ch ə r, - ˌ tu ̇ r, - ˌ tyu ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ligatura, from Latin ligatus, past participle of ligare to bind, tie; akin to Albanian lidh I tie
Date: 14th century
1 a : something that is used to bind specifically : a filament (as a thread) used in surgery b : something that unites or connects : BOND
2 : the action of binding or tying
3 : a compound note in mensural notation indicating a group of musical notes to be sung to one syllable
4 : a printed or written character (as æ or ) consisting of two or more letters or characters joined together