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  • lol great evidence you provided.

    So what exactly are you even calling out?

    That both have been in use since the 14th century? Oh wait that’s true earliest use of both dates back to 1387. That lieu means in place of?

    Oh yeah, that’s true too.

    Oh that lieu doesn’t mean left? Well, that is a PROPOSED reasoning for why the English say left instead of lieu. But again you provided no sources or well ANYthing.

    Fucking jackass delete yourself from the gene pool

    In case you forgot this is a place of conversation not scholarly review. Why are you in a discussion forum if you have such a problem with people… talking?

    Seriously fuck yourself



  • Because the position was literally the “left tenet of the king.” His most trusted advisor would be on his right tenant and the left would be the person protecting his blind non dominant side.

    Now funny enough both Leuf and lieu spellings exist since about the same time. The lieu tenant comes from the French “in lieu of,” so in lieu of the king that was the next commander. I am not etymologist but from what I understand both explanations are correct. Basically convergent evolution of the word and its meaning.