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Definition of lieu : Place; room; stead; - used only in the phrase in lieu of, that is, instead of.

Synonyms:

side, spatial relation, attitude, spot, seat, position, placement, perspective, blank space, positioning, situation, plaza, posture, property, view, status, post, location, substitute, stead, piazza, berth, place, billet, home, emplacement, topographic point, shoes, station, office, military position, space, locating, stance

Usage examples:

• General satisfaction was expressed on the appointment of Marshal Macdonald to the post of Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour in lieu of M. de Pradt. - "The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte", Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton.
• " You must know," he said, " that Sir Charles Dyke can proceed against you in the County Court to recover wages in lieu of notice, and this would be far from pleasant for you in your new surroundings." - "A Mysterious Disappearance", Gordon Holmes.
• Some of them might have an attic, he cared not how small, that they might let him have in lieu of paying him for his work. - "When London Burned", G. A. Henty.