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 Liege.Liesse (2 syl.). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Li’en.
 
A bond. (Latin, liga’men). Legally, a bond on goods for a debt; a right to retain goods in a creditor’s hands till he has satisfied a legal claim for debt.   1
 


 Liege.Liesse (2 syl.). 

 
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