LIENEE

lienee (leen-eeor lee-<<schwa>>n-ee).1. One whose property is subject to a lien. 2. An encumbrancer who holds a lien; LIENHOLDER.

“[A] mortgagee is the owner of the property, while a pledgee or other lienee is merely an encumbrancer of it.” John Salmond, Jurisprudence 440 (Glanville L. Williams ed., 10th ed. 1947).
[Blacks Law 8th]