obs. p. p. of Lie. See lain. Ps. lxviii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. lien the spleen. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; splenic. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ l. lien the spleen + E. intestinal. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the spleen and intestine;
a. [ L. lientericus, Gr.
n. [ Gr.