lieu n : the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" [syn: stead, position, place]

English

Etymology

From lieu ← locus.

Pronunciation

• /ljuː/

• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

lieu

1. See in lieu or in lieu of.

Translations

• Romanian: in loc de, in sarcina

French

Etymology

locus.

Pronunciation

• lang=fr|/ljø/

Noun

1. place

Synonyms

• endroit

Related terms

• au lieu de
• avoir lieu
• lieux d'aisances
• lieu géométrique
• lieu jaune
• lieu noir

Romansch

Etymology

locus.

Noun

1. place

Le Lieu is French for location.

In lieu is a French phrase meaning "instead".

The name Le Lieu may refer to:

• Le Lieu, a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

abode, area, bearings, bench mark, district, emplacement, hole, latitude and longitude, locale, locality, location, locus, pinpoint, place, placement, point, position, region, site, situation, situs, spot, stead, whereabout, whereabouts