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lichs

lichs 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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Proper noun capitalized: Lichs

Lichs

  1. (plural) plural of Lich (surname)

Questions about lichs

What is lichs the plural of?
Lichs is the plural of lich.
What part of speech is lichs?
Lichs is a proper noun.

Words near lichs in the dictionary

  1. lichis
  2. lichlord
  3. lichnoxanthin
  4. lichnoxanthine
  5. lichnoxanthines
  6. lichs
  7. lichtdruck
  8. lichtdrucks
  9. Lichtenbach
  10. Lichtenberg
  11. Lichtenberg figure

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