liegeman
- n a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
lien
- n the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
- n a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
lienal artery
- n an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen
lieu
- n the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
in lieu of
lieutenant
- n a commissioned military officer
- n an officer in a police force
- n an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
- n an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
lieutenant colonel
- n a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel
lieutenant commander
- n a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander
lieutenant general
- n a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general
lieutenant governor
- n an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States
lieutenant jg
- n an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign