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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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(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
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