lis

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noun

The substance of a legal dispute.

OriginLatin lis →
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Meanings

lis1

nounlis (plural lisses)

plural lisses

  1. abbreviationclippinggovernmentClipping of fleur-de-lis.

    […] it may be dimidiated: for instance, half a rose and half a lis being stuck together, or half a lis and half an eagle.

    1915, Guy Cadogan Rothery, ABC of Heraldry, page 175

lis2

noun
  1. lawThe substance of a legal dispute.

lis3

noun
  1. pluralplural of li

LIS4

nounLIS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of library and information science.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of locked-in syndrome.

LIs5

noun
  1. pluralplural of LI

Origin

lis · noun

  1. Latinlis“quarrel, lawsuit”
  2. Englishlis

Learned borrowing from Latin lis (“quarrel, lawsuit”).

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lis · noun

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sil
Cite this entry
APA

lis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lis

MLA

“lis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lis.

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