English Explanatory Dictionary

lieu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place or stead.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ljuː/ /luː/ en-us-lieu.ogg

Word forms

lieu Lieus

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin locus Old French leu Middle French lieubor. English lieu 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.

Related words

in lieu in lieu of lieu-dit
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