Li'gan, n.

n. [Lat. ligare, to bind, to tie, ligamen, band, bandage; Pr. liam, for ligam; Fr. lien, O. Fr. liien, for ligen, ligan.] (Law.) Goods sunk in the sea, but tied to a cork or buoy in order to be found again. See FLOTSAM and JETSAM. [Written also lagan.] Blackstone.