Defn: See Lieutenancy. [Obs.]
LIEUTENANTSHIP
Lieu*ten"ant*ship, n.
Defn: Same as Lieutenancy, 1.
LIEVE
Lieve, a.
Defn: Same as Lief.
LIF
Lif, n. Etym: [Written also lief.]
Defn: The fiber by which the petioles of the date palm are bound together, from which various kinds of cordage are made.
LIFE
Life, n.; pl. Lives. Etym: [AS. l; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib
body, MHG. l life, body, OHG. l life, Icel. l, life, body, Sw. lif,
Dan. liv, and E. live, v. Live, and cf. Alive.]
1. The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions; — used of all animal and vegetable organisms.
2. Of human being: The union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul; as, man is a creature having an immortal life. She shows a body rather than a life. Shak.