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lieu
[ loo ]
noun
- place; stead.
lieu
/ ljuː; luː /
noun
- stead; place (esp in the phrases in lieu, in lieu of )
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lieu1
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Idioms and Phrases
- in lieu of, in place of; instead of:
He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.
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Example Sentences
These “free” games display ads, often in obnoxious places, in lieu of the entry fee.
So as not to die, in lieu of any of these offerings, I decide to go searching for coffee.
In lieu of this, dispensaries are getting aggressively green on their websites.
In lieu of a traditional runway, Lagerfeld had the Grand Palais trussed up as an artificial city.
The State Department should accept supplementary documents in lieu of the HR letter that contractors say they cannot provide.
It is the quiet chef lieu of the Allier, and was once the capital of the Bourbonnais.
Large divans of the richest crimson and violet brocades lined the walls, while ample curtains of the same served in lieu of doors.
Les rivieres de Seine & d'Aulbe rendent le lieu de cette Baronnie autant agreable, que fort & avantageux la defense.
Et au partir de l tira ledit Sieur au Port Royal lieu de son habitation.
La chasse aussi ne se trouve pas foison en vn lieu o il faut viure de cela, & o l'on fait vne demeure arreste.
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