lien

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tendon. obsolete
  2. The spleen. obsolete,possibly,uncommon
    — Li'enal. Pertaining to the lien or spleen; splenic.
  3. A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.
    — […] every youth movement presents itself as loan to the future, and tries to call in its lien in advance, but when there is no future all loans are canceled.
动词 v.
  1. Alternative form of lain. alt-of,alternative,archaic
    — And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done vnto vs? one of the people might lightly haue lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest haue brought guiltinesse vpon vs.”

词形变化

liens plural lyen alternative lienes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
accountant's lien agricultural lien architect's lien attorney's lien banker's lien blanket lien lienable liened lienholder lienholding lienor liensman mechanic's lien vendor's lien

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French lien, from Latin ligāmen (“a bond”), from ligō (“tie, bind”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin liēn (“spleen”). Doublet of spleen.
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