Catena n. (pl. catene) A chain or series of things connected with each other. "I have... in no case sought to construct those catenae of games, which it seems now the fashion of commentators to link together."
... Deus speravi in te! O care mi Jesu, nunc libera me! In dura catena, in misera poena desidero te! Languendo, gemendo, et genuflectendo, Adoro, imploro, ... — Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851 • Various