Plural of lien
regular plural
The plural of lien is liens.
Forms of lien
| Singular | lien /liːn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | liens |
| Countable | countable |
Liens in a sentence
- Bodin deemed the king of France's power as absolute in the sense that the ruler was ‘absolved’ by divine sanction from legally binding liens and restrictions.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 7
- In fact, an 1847 state medical convention in Alambama issued a recommendation that doctors caring for slaves seek liens upon the human chattel if their bills were not paid.2008, Harriet A. Washington, “Southern Discomfort”, in Medical Apartheid, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, page 65
- The avoidance of a nonpossessory, nonpurchase money security interest, on the other hand, is limited to those liens on types of property specified.2003, Pamela Webster, Practical Bankruptcy Law for Paralegals, →ISBN, page 172. From the entry nonpurchase
Meaning of lien
- noun Tendon.
- noun A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.
- noun Spleen (a ductless vascular gland).
Questions about the plural of lien
- What is the plural of lien?
- The plural of lien is liens.
- Is lien countable?
- Lien is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lien (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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