stead
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7.7
- noun
- /stɛd/
- Archaic
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- He took the job in her stead while she was on maternity leave.
- in good stead
Something like most people sleep peaceably in their beds at night knowing other men do violence in their stead.
- Something like most people sleep peaceably in their beds at night knowing other men do violence in their stead.
Examples
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This day you shall mount the throne of the Caliphs in your brother's stead.
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All leave, unfortunately, will be cancelled, but it'll stand you in good stead for the promotion because you'll have the other contenders under you.
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That will put you in good stead with the Lord.
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Probably stand me in good stead in case of an emergency too.
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- Man, I should go in your stead.
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Then take it, in our son's stead.
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The same officer qualities that earned you command will stand you in good stead during command.
Fiction book (2002) -
That motto has stood me in good stead.
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Prince Valiant, will you accept Sir Gawain to fight in your stead?
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Necessity prompted the expectant mother to continue farming the area in her husband's stead.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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1.6
A position or rank in a competition
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2.0
A person or thing that takes the place of another
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3.2
A person or thing that takes the place of another
Idioms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stead comes from an old English word for 'place' or 'position'. You can see the same root in instead (in- + stead), which means 'in the place of', so stead now means the 'place or role filled by someone else'.