CONJUNCT

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us, past participle of conjungere Date: 15th century united , joined, joint , relating to melodic progression by intervals of no more than a major second, II. noun Date: 1667 something joined or associated with another, an adverb or adverbial (as so, in addition, however, secondly ) that indicates the speaker's or writer's assessment of the connection between linguistic units (as clauses)