STEAD as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another
   Synonym(s)
   • lieu (what does lieu mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • can you go in my stead?
   • took his place
   • in lieu of
   Hypernyms(s) stead is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • function (what does function mean?)
   • office (what does office mean?)
   • part (what does part mean?)
   • role (what does role mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • behalf (what does behalf mean?)