the act of binding or tying up

The ligature of the artery was done with skill.

anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.

a tie or bond

the ligature of mutual need that bound them together.

Printing, Orthography . a stroke or bar connecting two letters.

Printing . a character or type combining two or more letters, as ? and ?.

Music .

slur.

a group of notes connected by a slur.

a metal band for securing the reed of a clarinet or saxophone to the mouthpiece.

Surgery . a thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing tumors by strangulation.

to bind with a ligature; tie up; ligate.

noun

band , bandage , binding , bond , connection , knot , ligament , nexus , rope , tie , yokenotes:two letters joined together like ae is a ligature ; printed separately it is called a digraph , link , vinculum , yoke , cord , filament , wire