Meaning of LIEU
| Pronunciation: | | loo
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" |
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| | Synonyms: | | place, position, stead |
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| | See Also: | | behalf, function, office, part, role | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lieu\ (l[=u]), 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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| | Related Terms: | | abode, area, bearings, bench mark, district, emplacement, hole, latitude and longitude, locale, locality, location, locus, pinpoint, place, placement, point, position, region, site, situation, situs, spot, stead, whereabout, whereabouts |
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