In bond of virtuous love together tied.
Fairfax.
4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted
cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine.
Not tied to rules of policy, you find Revenge less sweet than a
forgiving mind.
Dryden.
5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or
slur, drawn over or under them.