liss Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
    lithium; atomic number 3; Li.
  2. noun Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers
    li.

WordNet

Liss noun
Etymology
AS. liss.
Definitions
  1. Release; remission; ease; relief. Obs. "Of penance had a lisse." Chaucer.
Liss transitive verb
Etymology
AS. lissan.
Definitions
  1. To free, as from care or pain; to relieve. Obs. "Lissed of his care." Chaucer.

Webster 1913