ligament Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
  2. noun any connection or unifying bond

WordNet

Lig"a*ment noun
Etymology
L. ligamentum, fr. ligare to bind; cf. f. ligament. Cf. Lien, n., Ligature.
Definitions
  1. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond. Hawthorne.
    Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts. Washington.
  2. (Anat.) (a) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints. (b) A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and stomach.

Webster 1913