LIEN

spleen, lien

(noun) a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

lien

(noun) the right to take another’s property if an obligation is not discharged

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

lien (plural liens)

(obsolete) A tendon.

(legal) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.

Etymology 2

Verb

lien

(Bible, archaic) Alternative form of lain

Etymology 3

Noun

lien (plural lienes)

(uncommon, possibly, obsolete) The spleen.

Anagrams

• LEIN, LINE, Line, Neil, Niel, Nile, line

Source: Wiktionary


Li"en, obs. p. p.

Definition: of Lie. See lain. Ps. lxviii. 13.

Lien, n. Etym: [F. lien band, bond, tie, fr. L. ligamen, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. League a union, Leam a string, Leamer, Ligament.] (Law)

Definition: A legal claim; a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty; a right in one to control or hold and retain the property of another until some claim of the former is paid or satisfied.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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