LIEU

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

Example:

in lieu of

Synonyms:

lieu; place; position; stead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lieu" is a kind of...):

function; office; part; role (the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lieu"):

behalf (as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as 'on behalf of' rather than 'in behalf of'))