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English

Etymology

stede.

Pronunciation

  • , IPA: /stÉ›d/
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-stead.ogg
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Noun

  1. A place, or spot, in general.
  2. A 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.


Translations

Verb

  1. To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.
  2. To fill place of.


Translations

Derived terms

  • bedstead
  • homestead
  • instead


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stead \Stead\ (st[e^]d), n. [OE. stede place, AS. stede; akin to
LG. & D. stede, OS. stad, stedi, OHG. stat, G. statt,
st[aum]tte, Icel. sta[eth]r, Dan. sted, Sw. stad, Goth.
sta[thorn]s, and E. stand. [root]163. See Stand, and cf.
Staith, Stithy.]
1. Place, or spot, in general. [Obs., except in composition.]
--Chaucer.
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Fly, therefore, fly this fearful stead anon.
--Spenser.
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2. Place or room which another had, has, or might have.
"Stewards of your steads." --Piers Plowman.
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In stead of bounds, he a pillar set. --Chaucer.
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3. A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead. [R.]
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The genial bed,
Sallow the feet, the borders, and the stead.
--Dryden.
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4. A farmhouse and offices. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Note: The word is now commonly used as the last part of a
compound; as, farmstead, homestead, roadstead, etc.
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In stead of, in place of. See Instead.

To stand in stead, or To do stead, to be of use or great
advantage.
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The smallest act . . . shall stand us in great
stead. --Atterbury.
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Here thy sword can do thee little stead. --Milton.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stead \Stead\, v. t.
1. To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.
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Perhaps my succour or advisement meet,
Mote stead you much your purpose to subdue.
--Spenser.
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It nothing steads us
To chide him from our eaves. --Shak.
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2. To fill the place of. [Obs.] --Shak.
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WordNet stead
n : the function or position properly or customarily occupied or
served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his
place"; "in lieu of" [syn: position, place, lieu]
Moby Dictionary
abet , abode , aid , area , assist , bearings , bench mark , district ,
do for , emplacement , help out , hole , latitude and longitude , lieu ,
locale , locality , location , locus , pinpoint , place , placement ,
point , position , region , site , situation , situs , spot , whereabout ,
whereabouts


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