meaning of stead
1. Place, or spot, in general.
2. Place or room which another had, has, or might have.
3. A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead.
4. A farmhouse and offices.
5. To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.
6. To fill place of.
7. the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu
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Related Words
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