stead

[Stead]

Someone's stead is their position, or occupation. The eager understudy to starring role leapt at the chance to serve in the lead actor's stead when he mysteriously got food poisoning.

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Place, or spot, in general.

Noun
the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

n.
Place, or spot, in general.

n.
Place or room which another had, has, or might have.

n.
A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead.

n.
A farmhouse and offices.

v. t.
To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.

v. t.
To fill place of.

Stead

Stead , n. [OE. stede place, AS. stede; akin to LG. & D. stede, OS. stad, stedi, OHG. stat, G. statt, st'84tte, Icel. sta&edh;r, Dan. sted, Sw. stad, Goth. stas, and E. stand. 'fb163. See Stand, and cf. Staith, Stithy.] 1. Place, or spot, in general. [Obs., except in composition.] Chaucer.

Fly, therefore, fly this fearful stead anon.

2. Place or room which another had, has, or might have. "Stewards of your steads." Piers Plowman.

In stead of bounds, he a pillar set.

3. A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead. [R.]

The genial bed, Sallow the feet, the borders, and the stead.

4. A farmhouse and offices. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] &hand; The word is now commonly used as the last part of a compound; as, farmstead, homestead, readstead, etc. In stead of, in place of. See Instead. -- To stand in stead, ∨ To do stead, to be of use or great advantage.

The smallest act . . . shall stand us in great stead.

Here thy sword can do thee little stead.

Stead

Stead, v. t. 1. To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.

Perhaps my succour or advisement meet, Mote stead you much your purpose to subdue.

It nothing steads us To chide him from our eaves.

2. To fill place of. [Obs.] Shak.

Place, or spot, in general.

To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.

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Usage Examples

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth. This alone wears well.

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

These days I travel so much it's hard to get into a routine. When I'm on the road, I tend to use hotel gyms. When I'm home in L.A., I like to hike and hit the surf. All in all, I try to keep a balanced diet and exercise routine, which has stood me in good stead to date.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Rude contact with facts chased my visions and dreams quickly away, and in their stead I beheld the horrors, the corruption, the evils and hypocrisy of society, and as I stood among them, a young wife, a great wail of agony went out from my soul.

A game one of my sisters will play with me in my first year of being alive is called Good Baby, Bad Baby. This consists of being told I am a good baby until I smile and laugh, then being told I am a bad baby until I burst into tears. This training will stand me in good stead all through my life.

I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.