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–noun
1.
place; stead.
—Idiom
2.
in lieu of,
in place of; instead of:
He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.
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Origin:
1250–1300;
< MF < L
locus
place; r. ME
liue
< OF
liu
< L;
see
locus
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lieu
(lōō)
n.
Archaic
Place; stead.
[French, from Old French, from Latin
locus
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
lieu
c.1290, from O.Fr.
lieu
"place," from O.Fr.
leu,
from L.
locum
(nom.
locus
) "place."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases
lieu
see under
instead of
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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