"lyon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lyons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lyon (plural lyons)
  1. Obsolete spelling of lion. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: lion
    Sense id: en-lyon-en-noun-n-zIpU~u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 28:1:",
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