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lieu |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lieu \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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" [syn: {stead}, {position}, {place}]
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