About The Word Lieu
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Lieu
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Lieu Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Lieu?
[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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lieu: place | position | stead Related Terms | Find terms related to Lieu: 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 See Also | behalf | function | office | part | role Lieu In Webster's Dictionary \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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