English noun: stead | |||
| 1. | stead (act) the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another | ||
| Samples | Can you go in my stead?. Took his place. In lieu of. | ||
| Synonyms | lieu, place, position | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | function, office, part, role | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | behalf | ||