liement

English

Etymology

French

Noun

liement (plural liements)

1. (fencing) An action in which one fencer forces the opponent's blade into the diagonally opposite line, (that is, from high line to low line on the opposite side, or vice versa) by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.

Synonyms

• bind
• lie
• thrust

Anagrams

• Itelmen, meletin

French

Etymology

From lier +‎ -ment, possibly corresponding to Latin ligāmentum (and therefore doublet to ligament, a borrowed term).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.mɑ̃/

Noun

liement m (plural liements)

1. action of linking or attaching

Related terms

• lier
• lien

Further reading

• “liement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French liéement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.mã/

Adverb

liement

1. easily, quietly