Catena
Pronunciation : Ca*te"na
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., a chain.]
Definition : Defn: A chain or series of things connected with each other. I have . . . in no case sought to construct those caten? of games, which it seems now the fashion of commentators to link together. C. J. Ellicott.
pl. Catene.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913