English

lienholding

From lien + holding.

A compound of lien + holding

Latin ligō ‘tie, bind’

Latin ligāmen ‘bond’

Middle French lien ‘tie’

English lien

Today it means

adj Having right of property as a lienholder.

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Etymograph / lienholding

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