English Dictionary: Lieu | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Lieu | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lieu \Lieu\ (l[umac]), 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. |