Etymology

alligation

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Today it means: The act of tying together or attaching by some bond. Full definition →

Latin alligatio
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alligation · noun1

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromalligatio“tying, binding, bond”
  2. English todayalligation

From Latin alligatio (“tying, binding, bond”), noun formation (from alligō + -tiō) of past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”).

alligation · noun2

Errant spelling of allegation.

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