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lieu
lieu L0283125 (lo͞o)n. Archaic Place; stead.Idiom: in lieu of In place of; instead of.
[French, from Old French, from Latin locus.]lieu (ljuː; luː) nstead; place (esp in the phrases in lieu, in lieu of)[C13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin locus place]lieu (lu)
n. place; stead. Idioms: in lieu of, in place of; instead of: He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash. [1250–1300; Middle English liue < Old French liu < Latin locus place] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lieu - the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"stead, place, positionrole, function, office, part - the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"behalf - as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client"; |
lieunounin lieu of instead of, in place of He left his furniture to his landlord in lieu of rent.lieunounArchaic. The function or position customarily occupied by another:place, stead.Translationslieu
in lieu of (something)Instead of something; in place of something. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the scholarship fund.See also: lieu, ofin lieu of somethingFig. in place of something; instead of something. (The word lieu occurs only in this phrase.) They gave me roast beef in lieu of ham. We gave money to charity in lieu of sending flowers to the funeral.See also: lieu, ofinstead ofAlso, in lieu of; in place of; in someone's stead. In substitution for, rather than. For example, She wore a dress instead of slacks, or They had a soprano in lieu of a tenor, or In place of soft drinks they served fruit juice, or The chairman spoke in her stead. Instead of dates from about 1200; in lieu of, which borrows lieu, meaning "place," from French, dates from the late 1200s; in place of dates from the 1500s; and in someone's stead from the 1200s. Also see under in someone's shoes. See also: instead, oflieusee under instead of. in lieu (of something) (formal) instead of: They took cash in lieu of the prize they had won. ♢ We work on Saturdays and have a day off in lieu during the week.See also: lieu in lieu of In place of; instead of.See also: lieu, ofLieu
Related to Lieu: lieu timeLIEU, place. In lieu of, instead, in the place of. lieu
Related to lieu: lieu timeSynonyms for lieuphrase in lieu ofSynonymsSynonyms for lieunoun the function or position customarily occupied by anotherSynonymsSynonyms for lieunoun the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by anotherSynonymsRelated Words- role
- function
- office
- part
- behalf
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