a. Obs. [ad. L. type *ligātōrius, f. ligāre to bind: see -ORY.] a. Serving to bind or tie up. b. That has binding force, obligatory.
1610. Heywood, Lanc. Witches, IV. (1634), H 3. Dough. Now do I thinke upon the codpeece point the young jade gave him at the wedding…. Arth. A ligatory point. Bant. Alas poore Lawrence.
1625. W. B., True School War, 4. It is cleere amongst … Professors of Cases of Conscience, That the errour … which … is called an erronious Conscience, is ligatorie.
