preposition/o ljø də/
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see au, lieu, de.; instead of
“Nous arriverons au lieu de rendez-vous une heure tôt” — We'll arrive at the location of the meeting an hour early.
Synonyms: à la place de
From the classical Latin expression (in) locō (“in place (of)”), consisting of the ablative of locus (“place”), preceded or followed by a genitive, as in “parentis locō esse”, Cicero, Div. in Caecil., 19.61.