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 Definitions of stead  [ɛd]  

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Definition of 'stead' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) stead
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
The nephew of the queen came in her stead.

2.  stead
Obs. a place or locality.

3. (v.t.) stead
to be of service, advantage, or avail to.


Definition of 'stead' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) stead, position, place, lieu
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
"can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"


Definition of 'stead' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) stead
place, or spot, in general

2. (noun) stead
place or room which another had, has, or might have

3. (noun) stead
a frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead

4. (noun) stead
a farmhouse and offices

5. (verb) stead
to help; to support; to benefit; to assist

6. (verb) stead
to fill place of



'stead' - Nearby Entries  

stead  steadfast  steadfastly  steadfastness  steadied  steadily  steadiness  



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