n. | 1. | Place, or spot, in general. | ||||||
2. | Place or room which another had, has, or might have. | |||||||
3. | A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead. | |||||||
4. | A farmhouse and offices.
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v. t. | 1. | To help; to support; to benefit; to assist. | ||||||
2. | To fill the place of. |
Noun | 1. | stead - the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" |