(n.) Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of, that is, instead of.
Thesaurus Entries
abode, area, bearings, bench mark, district, emplacement, hole, latitude and longitude, locale, locality, location, locus, pinpoint, place, placement, point, position, region, site, situation, situs, spot, stead, whereabout, whereabouts
