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▪ I. lien1|ˈliːən, liːn, ˈlaɪən|
Also 6 lyen.
[a. F. lien:—L. ligāmen bond, f. ligāre to bind, tie.
The usual pronunciation in England is |ˈliːən|, though the others are sometimes heard. According to Funk's Standard Dict., the usual pronunciation in the U.S. is |liːn|.]
†1. Anat. A tendon. Obs.
1541Copland Guydon's Quest. Chirurg. D j, The lyens or strynges.. be of the nature of synewes.
2. Law. A right to retain possession of property (whether land, goods, or money) until a debt due in respect of it to the person detaining it is satisfied.
1531Dial. on Laws Eng. ii. vii. (1532) 20 The tenaunt hathe a true cause of a voucher, and of lyen. 1741T. Robinson Gavelkind vi. 125 A Diversity is to to observed between a Lien Real and a Lien Personal. 1809R. Langford Introd. Trade 133 Lien, attachment on property in your possession for a debt due to you from the owner of them. 1845R. W. Hamilton Pop. Educ. vii. (ed. 2) 165 Vermont possesses, also, its literary fund,—a lien of six per cent. on the profits of the banks. 1866Crump Banking iii. 83 It is only necessary for the borrower to give a lien to the banker. 1883Sir E. E. Kay in Law Times Rep. XLIX. 77/2 It was hardly said that he was entitled to any charge, or lien, or equity on this particular fund.
fig.1879H. George Progr. & Pov. v. ii. (1881) 260 A few thousand of the people of England hold a lien upon the labor of the rest. 1883J. Hawthorne Dust I. 168 The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family..gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women. 1922A. Bennett Lilian ii. v. 107 She had no lien, no attachment. 1925New Statesman 3 Oct. 687/1 They desire two sets of negotiations to proceed simultaneously, and if they admit they may be pursued separately, there will nevertheless be so many liens between them, that the success of one will be dependent on the success of the other.
b. attrib., as in lien bond, lien creditor, lien holder.
1870Pinkerton Guide to Admin. 19 A widow cannot claim as against a mechanic's lien creditor. 1898Westm. Gaz. 20 June 10/1 A first mortgage on all property not covered by the prior lien bonds.
Hence ˈlienor U.S. Law, one who holds a lien.
1890Law Times LXXXIX. 165/1 If the lienors may insure, so may the owners of the injured ship and cargo.
▪ II. † ˈlien2 Obs.
In 7 liene.
[a. L. liēn: ? cogn. w. Skr. plī̆han and Gr. σπλήν (Brugmann).]
The spleen.
1651Raleigh's Ghost 80 The Liene, or Splene conduceth that it may attract to it the more gross..parts of blood.
▪ III. lien
obs. pa. pple. of lie v. |