stead
/stɛd/
Dictionary
noun
- A place, or spot, in general.
- A place where a person normally rests; a seat.
- An inhabited place; a settlement, city, town etc.
- An estate, a property with its grounds; a farm.
- The frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead.
- (in phrases) The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
- An emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases).
verb
- To help, support, benefit or assist; to be helpful or noteful.
- To fill stead or place of.
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