(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:52:39

Lieu (?), n. [F., OF. also liu, leu, lou, fr. L. locus place. See Local, Locus.]

Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of, that is, instead of.

The plan of extortion had been adopted in lieu of the scheme of confiscation. Burke.

 

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