Lieu*ten"ant*ship, n. Same as Lieutenancy, 1.
Lieve (lv), a. Same as Lief.
Lif (lf), n. [Written also lief.] The fiber by which the petioles of
the date palm are bound together, from which various kinds of cordage
are made.
Life (lf), n.; pl. Lives (lvz). [AS. lf; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib
body, MHG. lp life, body, OHG. lb life, Icel. lf, life, body, Sw. lif,
Dan. liv, and E. live, v. √119. See 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 beings: 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.
3. (Philos.) The potential principle, or force, by which the organs of
animals and plants are started and continued in the performance of
their several and coöperative functions; the vital force, whether
regarded as physical or spiritual.
4. Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also, the period
of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural
organism in structure or functions; as, the life of a state, a machine,
or a book; authority is the life of government.
5. A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions,
circumstances, character, conduct, occupation, etc.; hence, human
affairs; also, lives, considered collectively, as a distinct class or
type; as, low life; a good or evil life; the life of Indians, or of
miners.
That which before us lies in daily life.
Milton.
By experience of life abroad in the world.
Ascham.
Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime.
Longfellow.
'T is from high life high characters are drawn.