[ˈlanjəd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a rope used to secure or raise and lower something such as the shrouds and sails of a sailing ship or a flag on a flagpole


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English lanyer, in the general sense ‘a short length of rope for securing something’, from Old French laniere. The change in the ending in the 17th century was due to association with yard