obligamentum

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

oblĭgāmentum, i, n. [obligo].

I Lit., a band (post-class.): caput obligamento obnoxium, Tert. Cor. Mil. 14.—

II Trop., an obligation : legis obligamenta, Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 22; Hier. Ephes. 1, 14; Tert. Idol. 15.