I . n.
1.
Band, ligature, cord, ligament, fastening, link.
2.
[ In pl. ] Fetters, chains, ~age, captivity, constraint, durance, imprisonment, prison.
3.
Tie, connection, attraction, link, union, attachment, uniting, influence.
4.
Obligation, compact, binding, contract.
5.
Promissory note ( of highest obligation ), evidence of debt.
II . a.
Enslaved, slave, in ~s, in ~age, captive, destitute of freedom.