Lien
Lien (lī"en) , past participle
Lien (lēn o lī"en; 277) , noun
[French lien band, bond, tie, from Latin ligamen, from ligare to bind. Compare League a union, Leam a string, Leamer, Ligament.]
(Law) A legal claim; a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty; a right in one to control or hold and retain the property of another until some claim of the former is paid or satisfied.