(1):
(n.) The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.
(2):
(n.) That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.
(3):
(n.) A relation; esp. a person connected with another by marriage rather than by blood; - used in a loose and indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense.
(4):
(n.) The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection.