I.name of a Roman gens. So, Q. Ligarius, whom Cicero defended in an oration still extant, Quint. 11, 1, 80; Auct. B. Afr. 64, 1; Cic. Lig. 1, 1.—Hence,
II. Lĭgārĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ligarius, Ligarian: “oratio Ligariana,” Cic. Att. 13, 44, 3; or absol.: Lĭ-gārĭāna , ae, f., Cicero's oration for Ligarius, Cic. Att. 13, 19, 2.—Also plur.: Lĭ-gārĭāna , ōrum, n., the same, Cic. Att. 13, 12, 2.