Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Ligation
Li·ga′tion (lī·gā′shŭn), n. [L. ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. Liaison.] 1. The act of binding, or the state of being bound.
2. That which binds; bond; connection.
Tied with tape, and sealed at each fold and ligation. Sir W. Scott.