Both Uses of
in lieu
in
Great Expectations
- As one of the soldiers, who carried a basket in lieu of a gun, went down on his knee to open it, my convict looked round him for the first time, and saw me.†
p. 37.9 *in lieu of = instead of
- It doubled itself up the wrong way over Mrs. Pocket's arm, exhibited a pair of knitted shoes and dimpled ankles to the company in lieu of its soft face, and was carried out in the highest state of mutiny.†
p. 203.6
Definition:
instead