alligation
nounEtymology From Latin alligatio (“tying, binding, bond”), noun formation (from alligō + -tiō) of past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”).
1
Obsolete The act of tying together or attaching by some bond.
2
Obsolete The state of being attached.
3
Obsolete An old practical method of solving arithmetic problems related to mixtures of ingredients.
- Derived terms
- alligation alternate, alligation medial