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Definitions for Stead

[1] the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: The nephew of the queen came in her stead.
[2] Obsolete . a place or locality.
[3] to be of service, advantage, or avail to.
[4] stand in good stead , to be useful to, especially in a critical situation: Your experience will stand you in good stead.
[5] (preceded by in) rare the place, function, or position that should be taken by another to come in someone's stead
[6] stand someone in good stead to be useful or of good service to (someone)
[7] (tr) archaic to help or benefit
[8] Christina (Ellen ). 1902–83, Australian novelist. Her works include Seven Poor Men of Sydney (1934), The Man who Loved Children (1940), and Cotters' England (1966)

Words related to Stead

standing, status, slot, footing, state, station, role, place, position

Words nearby Stead

ste, ste., ste. anne de beaupré, ste.-foy, ste.-thérèse, stead, steadfast, steadicam, steading, steady, steady as a rock

Origin of Stead

before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English stede; cognate with German Stätte place; akin to German Stadt, Old Norse stathr, Gothic staths, Greek stásis (see stasis); (v.) Middle English steden, derivative of the noun

Word origin for Stead

Old English stede ; related to Old Norse stathr place, Old High German stat place, Latin statiō a standing, statim immediately

Synonyms for Stead

footing, place, position, role, slot, standing, state, station, status