lieu

[ loo ]
/ lu /

noun

place; stead.

Idioms for lieu

    in lieu of, in place of; instead of: He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.

Origin of lieu

1250–1300; < Middle French < Latin locus place; replacing Middle English liue < Old French liu < Latin; see locus

British Dictionary definitions for in lieu of

lieu
/ (ljuː, luː) /

noun

stead; place (esp in the phrases in lieu, in lieu of)

Word Origin for lieu

C13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin locus place

Idioms and Phrases with in lieu of (1 of 2)

in lieu of

see instead of.

Idioms and Phrases with in lieu of (2 of 2)

lieu

see under instead of.