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liches

liches is the plural of lich.

Meaning of lich

Noun

lich (plural liches or (with Scots pronunciation) lichs)

  1. (roleplaying games) A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.
    • It was a lich’s face – desiccated flesh tight over its skull.1974, Karl Edward Wagner, Sticks
  2. (UK, archaic) A corpse or dead body.
    • […] and that, as the chronicle states, a lich-way would be made through then, assembled his servants, and attempted to stop its progress as it was carried over a bridge. A scuffle ensued, and the body was thrown into the water. The lich-way as not made ; but the Bishop of Exeter amply revenged...1845, Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, page 35

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Questions about liches

What is liches the plural of?
Liches is the plural of lich.

Words near liches in the dictionary

  1. lichenous
  2. lichens
  3. licheny
  4. lichenysin
  5. lichenysins
  6. liches
  7. lichesterinic acid
  8. lichesterol
  9. lichexanthone
  10. lichexanthones
  11. lichfield

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