lieu

Noun
Synonyms: steadpositionplace

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another“can you go in my stead?”“took his place”“in lieu of”Synonyms: steadpositionplace
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

The plan of extortion had been adopted in lieu of the scheme of confiscation. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

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