liens

We have found lemma(root) word of liens : lien.

Definitions


[liːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a right to keep possession of property belonging to another person until a debt owed by that person is discharged
(e.g: they shall be entitled to a lien on any lot sold)


Phrases:

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




definition by Oxford Dictionaries