ligan Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered
    lagan; lagend.

WordNet

Li"gan noun
Etymology
Cf. L. ligare to bind, to tie, ligamen band, bandage, E. ligament, or ligsam.
Definitions
  1. (Law) Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that they may be found again. See Jetsam and Flotsam. Written also lagan. Blackstone.

Webster 1913