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lien

/ˈliːn/ · noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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