Liss

Definitions

name

1
A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7727).
2
A surname from German.

noun

1
Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.
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relief

1
To ease; lighten; relieve; abate.
2
To cease; stop.

Word Origin

From Middle English lis, lisse, lysse, from Old English liss, līs, līþs (“grace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy, peace, rest, remission, forgiveness, alleviation, salvation”), from Proto-Germanic *...

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