Definition of LIEN

lien

Plural: lienes, liens

Noun

  • the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
  • a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
  • A tendon.
  • A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.
  • The spleen.
  • pl. -S a legal right to hold or sell a debtor's property

Verb

  • Alternative form of lain.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French lien, from Latin ligāmen (“a bond”), from ligō (“tie, bind”).

Synonyms

spleen, milt

Scrabble Score: 4

lien: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lien: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lien: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

lien is a valid Words With Friends word