ligatured Definition

ligature
noun

1. Anything that binds or ties.

Thesaurus: tie, bond, rope, bandage, strap, string, thong, tourniquet.
2a. A thread, etc for tying, especially for sealing blood vessels during surgery;
2b. The act or process of tying with a ligature.
3. music.
A symbol on a sheet of music indicating that a slur (noun 3b) joining a sequence of notes should be played.
4. printing.
A character formed from two or more characters joined together, for example, the Old English digraph, ash³, as it is written in mediæval or in aesthetic.

verb

ligatured, ligaturing
1. To bind with a ligature.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin ligare to bind.