Lieu (lū), 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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.