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Definition of Stead
1. Noun. The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another. "In lieu of"
Generic synonyms: Function, Office, Part, Role
Specialized synonyms: Behalf
Definition of Stead
1. n. Place, or spot, in general.
2. v. t. To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.
Definition of Stead
1. Noun. (obsolete) A place, or spot, in general. (defdate 10th-16th c.) ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A place where a person normally rests; a seat. (defdate 10th-18th c.) ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A specific place or point on a body or other surface. (defdate 11th-15th c.) ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) An inhabited place; a settlement, city, town etc. (defdate 13th-16th c.) ¹
5. Noun. (obsolete) An estate, a property with its grounds; a farm. (defdate 14th-19th c.) ¹
6. Noun. (obsolete) The frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead. (defdate 15th-19th c.) ¹
7. Noun. (context: in phrases now literary) The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor. (defdate from 15th c.) ¹
8. Noun. Figuratively, an emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases). (defdate from 15th c.) ¹
9. Verb. To help; to support; to benefit; to assist. ¹
10. Verb. To fill place of. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stead
1. to be of advantage to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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