“lieu” – English explanatory dictionary

lieu

a large seaman’s bag, containing the harpooneer’s wardrobe, no doubt in lieu of a land trunk.

noun (old.) □ in lieu of in place of ○ When she was sacked she was given four weeks’ pay in lieu of notice. ○ He accepted a car in lieu of payment.

lieu

(lu), 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. “The plan of extortion had been adopted in lieu of the scheme of confiscation.” Burke.

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