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Webster 1913 Edition


Lien

Li′en

(lī′ĕn)
,
obs.
p.
p.
of
Lie
. See
lain
.
Ps. lxviii. 13.

Lien

(lēn or lī′ĕn; 277)
,
Noun.
[F.
lien
band, bond, tie, fr. L.
ligamen
, fr.
ligare
to bind. Cf.
League
a union,
Leam
a string,
Leamer
,
Ligament
.]
(Law)
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lien

LIEN

, the obsolete participle of lie. [See Lain.]

LIEN

,
Noun.
[supra.] A legal claim; as a lien upon land.

Definition 2024


liên

liên

See also: lien, Lien, líen, and liền

Vietnamese

Verb

liên

  1. to join, to associate, to unite

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from . Compare sen.

Noun

liên

  1. lotus