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lieu

  [loo]
Use lieu in a Sentence
–noun
1. place; stead.
—Idiom
2. in lieu of, in place of; instead of: He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.
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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