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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Archaic Place; stead.
  2. idiom. in lieu of In place of; instead of.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Place; room; stead: now only in the phrase in lieu of, which is equivalent to instead of.

Wiktionary

  1. n. See in lieu or in lieu of.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of, that is, instead of.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

Etymologies

  1. From French lieu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus. (Wiktionary)
  2. French, from Old French, from Latin locus. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • dario "in lieu of" = instead of Apr 30, 2010

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