noun, feminine/lis/plural: lices
curtain wall; pomerium; list, field (for combat); playing field; arena
“Il est entré en lice.” — He came into contention.
From Frankish *listia. Compare German Leiste (“lath”).
/lis/
curtain wall; pomerium; list, field (for combat); playing field; arena
“Il est entré en lice.” — He came into contention.
From Frankish *listia. Compare German Leiste (“lath”).
brach, bitch hound (specifically, dog used for breeding hunting dogs)
Probably from Vulgar Latin *licia, from Latin lycisca, feminine of lyciscus (“wolf dog”).