STEADS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Stead

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English stede ‘place’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stad ‘town’, German Statt ‘place’, Stadt ‘town’, from an Indo-European root shared by the verb stand

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: stɛd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the place or role that someone or something should have or fill (used in referring to a substitute)

Short Definition:

place or role that person or thing should have or fill

Examples:
  • you wish to have him superseded and to be appointed in his stead

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