Lān'ier, n.

noun

(lān'yer), n. [Fr. lanière.] [Written also lan'yer.]

  1. A thong or strap of leather; the lash of a whip. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  2. A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like. Fairholt.