lieu

Lieu is defined as instead of or in place of something.

(noun)

An example of lieu is someone saying they are going to the park instead of going to the beach.

See lieu in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

place: now chiefly in , in place of; instead of

Origin: ME liue < OFr lieu < L locus, place: see locus

See lieu in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Archaic

Place; stead.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin locus

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