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lieu

[loo]
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noun
  1. place; stead.
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Idioms
  1. in lieu of, in place of; instead of: He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.
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Origin of lieu

1250–1300; < Middle French < Latin locus place; replacing Middle English liue < Old French liu < Latin; see locus
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Related Words for in lieu of

willingly, sooner, first, alternately, alternatively
British Dictionary definitions for in lieu of

lieu

noun
  1. stead; place (esp in the phrases in lieu, in lieu of)
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Word Origin for lieu

C13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin locus place
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Word Origin and History for in lieu of

lieu

late 13c., from Old French lieu "place, position, situation, rank," from Latin locum (nominative locus) "place."

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Idioms and Phrases with in lieu of

in lieu of

see instead of.

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lieu

see under instead of.

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