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   lien

   /ˈlē(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a right to keep possession of property belonging to another person until a debt owed by that person is discharged: "they shall be entitled to a lien on any lot sold"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French, via Old French loien from Latin ligamen ‘bond’, from ligare ‘to bind’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lienor noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

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