lien
English
/ˈliːn/, /liːn/, /ˈlaɪən/, /ˈlaɪ.in/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A tendon.
- (legal) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French lien (strap, tie) derived from Latin ligāmen (bandage, tie, band, bond, a bond).
Origin
Latin
ligāmen
Gloss
bandage, tie, band, bond, a bond
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gastrolienal English
- holder English
- holding English
- lienable English
- lienal English
- liened English
- lienholder English
- lienholding English
- lienic English
- lienor English
- nonlienable English
- phrenicolienal English
- unlienable English
- lien Latin
- ligāmen Latin
- legame Italian
- lien French
- lien Old French
- lligam Catalan, Valencian
- liame Galician
- لگام Persian
- lien Middle French
- ligam Occitan