17 December 2017

lieu

[loo]

noun

1. place; stead.
Idioms

2. in lieu of, in place of; instead of:
He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.

Origin of lieu

Middle English Middle French Latin Old French
1250-1300; < Middle French < Latin locus place; replacing Middle English liue < Old French liu < Latin; see locus

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Examples from the Web for lieu

Contemporary Examples

These “free” games display ads, often in obnoxious places, in lieu of the entry fee.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: ‘Desert Golfing’ Is ‘Angry Birds’ as Modern Art
Alec Kubas-Meyer
January 2, 2015

So as not to die, in lieu of any of these offerings, I decide to go searching for coffee.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal
Olivia Nuzzi
December 8, 2014

In lieu of this, dispensaries are getting aggressively green on their websites.
Colorado Weed Dispensaries Celebrate ‘Green Friday’
Abby Haglage
November 28, 2014

Today’s quote

We must talk about poverty, because people insulated by their own comfort, lose sight of it.

– Dorothy Day

On this day

17 December 1770 – baptism of Ludwig von Beethoven, German composer. One of the world’s most influential composers. He composed 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatos and 16 string quartets. Died 26 March 1827.

17 December 1903 – Orville and Wilbur Wright makes the world’s first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air flight.

17 December 2010 – death of Don Van Vliet, American singer, songwriter, musician and artist, best known as Captain Beefheart. He used a rotating ensemble of musicians, called the Magic Band. Beefheart’s music was very avant-garde, blending jazz, psychedelia, blues and rock. He was friends with Frank Zappa and sometimes collaborated with him. His experimental and unrestrained style of music complimented Zappa’s often experimental but highly disciplined work. English DJ, John Peel, describe Captain Beefheart as, ‘a psychedelic shaman who frequently bullied his musicians and sometimes alarmed his fans, Don somehow remained one of rock’s great innocents‘. Born 15 January 1941.