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Lien (2)

Webster's Dictionary

A charge, lien, etc., that successively attaches to such assets as a person may have from time to time, leaving him more or less free to dispose of or encumber them as if no such charge or lien existed.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lien (2)'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lien-2.html. 1828.