Liaison
WordNet
noun
(1) A channel for communication between groups
"He provided a liaison with the guerrillas"
(2) A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From liaison ‘binding’, from ligatio (stem ligation-), derived from ligare "to bind".
Noun
- Communication between two parties or groups.
- Co-operation, working together.
- A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.
- A tryst, romantic meeting.
- An illicit sexual relationship or affair.
- A sandhi in which a normally silent final consonant is pronounced when the next word begins with a vowel.
Etymology
From ligatio (stem ligation-), derived from ligare "to bind".