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lien

Pronunciation: /liːn/

The English word “lien” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. tendon
  2. A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.
  3. spleen (a ductless vascular gland)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French lien, from Latin ligāmen (“bond”), from ligō (“tie, bind”).

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