"lis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lisses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|lisses}} lis (plural lisses)
  1. (heraldry) Clipping of fleur-de-lis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: fleur-de-lis
    Sense id: en-lis-en-noun-~NZFIJ84 Categories (other): Heraldry, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 12 6 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin lis (“quarrel, lawsuit”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|lis||quarrel, lawsuit}} Learned borrowing from Latin lis (“quarrel, lawsuit”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} lis
  1. (law) The substance of a legal dispute.
    Sense id: en-lis-en-noun-Oz1uIhSx Categories (other): Law Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} lis
  1. plural of li Tags: form-of, plural Form of: li
    Sense id: en-lis-en-noun-vrENCkt7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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