concătēnātĭo, ōnis, f. [concateno], a connecting, joining (late Lat.).
I Lit., Cassiod. Var. 12, 19.—
II Trop.
a A concatenation, sequence : temporum, Tert. Apol. 19: causarum, Aug. Civ. Dei, 3, 30.—
b Mentis (i. e. constrictio), fettering, binding , Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 2, 15.