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Added 9 October 2026

lieu

/ljuː/ noun

Latin root: locum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lieu at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
can you go in my stead?

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus (“place”). Doublet of locus. Attested earlier and in Middle English only as part of the partially calqued phrase in lieu of.

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