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noun
Idiom1.
place; stead.
2.
in lieu of, in place of; instead of: He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.
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Lieu
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
1250–1300; < Middle French < Latin locus place; replacing Middle English liue < Old French liu < Latin; see locus
1250–1300; < Middle French < Latin locus place; replacing Middle English liue < Old French liu < Latin; see locus
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Word Origin & History
lieu
late 13c., from O.Fr. lieu "place," from O.Fr. leu, from L. locum (nom. locus) "place."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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