HyperDic: stead

English > 1 sense of the word stead:
NOUNactstead, position, place, lieuthe post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
stead > pronunciation
Soundssteh'd
Rhymesabed ... zed: 93 rhymes with ehd...
English > stead: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
Example"can you go in my stead?"
Synonymsposition, place, lieu
NarrowerbehalfAs the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of"rather than "in behalf of")
Broaderfunction, office, part, roleThe actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
Spanishlugar, posición, puesto, sitio
Catalanlloc, posició

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