stead

noun/stɛd/

Frequency rank: #10,785 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the place or role of someone or something, especially when one person or thing substitutes for another.

Illustration for the English word “stead”

Example sentence

When the manager fell ill, her assistant attended the meeting in her stead.

Synonyms & related words

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