English → Latin
“bond” in Latin
vinculumAny instrument whereby anything is bound or tied up; bond, band, fetter, chain, cord, tie, link; a bond, obligation, bincatēnachaincustōdiaprotection, safekeeping; custody, guardianship; prisonernōdusa knot (in rope); a knot (in wood); a knobcōpulōto bind or tie together, unite, join, couple; to associate with; to connectchīrographumone's handwriting; autograph; manuscriptsyngraphapromissory note, IOU
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bond
[Vid: BAND] [Vid: BAND] Bonds, chains, vincula; catenae.
Imprisonment, custodia, vincula. To lie in bonds and chains, esse in vinculis et catenis. To cast into bonds, in vincula mittere, conjicere; vinculis astringere. To cast into bonds (prison), in custodiam (or in vincula) mittere, tradere, condere, conjicere.
Tie, vinculum (PROP. and figuratively): nodus, copula (figuratively). There is a closer bond among kinsmen, arctior colligatio est societatis propinquorum. The strict bond of friendship, amicitiae conjunctionisque necessitudo.
Obligation, chirographum; syngrapha (paper signed by both parties to a contract). To borrow money upon one’s bond, per chirographum pecuniam mutuam sumere. To lend one money upon his bond, chirographo exhibito, pecuniam alicui credere.
To give bonds, satisdare (pro re), satisdationem interponere, dare: for the payment of the money adjudged, satisdare judicatae pecuniae (genitive, scilicet, nomine).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bond?
- The usual Latin words for “bond” are vinculum, catēna, custōdia; also nōdus, cōpulō, chīrographum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.