LIEU

stead, position, place, lieu

(noun) the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; “can you go in my stead?”; “took his place”; “in lieu of”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lieu (uncountable)

place, stead; See in lieu or in lieu of

Anagrams

• euil, liue

Etymology

Proper noun

Lieu (plural Lieus)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lieu is the 9045th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3612 individuals. Lieu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.1%) individuals.

Anagrams

• euil, liue

Source: Wiktionary


Lieu, n. Etym: [F., OF. also liu, leu, lou, fr. L. locus place. See Local, Locus.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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