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stead
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stead[1,noun]stead[2,transitiv... verb]
Main Entry: 1stead
Pronunciation: 'sted
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English stede, from Old English; akin to Old High German stat place, Old English standan to stand -- more at STAND
1 obsolete : LOCALITY, PLACE
2 : ADVANTAGE -- used chiefly in the phrase to stand one in good stead
3 : the office, place, or function ordinarily occupied or carried out by someone or something else <acted in his brother's stead>
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