in one's stead
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in one's stead
- /ɪn wʌns ˈstɛd/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛd
Where it comes from
From Middle English in ones stede, equivalent to in + one’s + stead (“function or position of someone or something, as taken on by a successor; (obsolete) place, spot”).
phrase in the stead of (one)
- As a successor to someone or something. Then the people of the land tooke Jehoahaz the ſon of Joſiah, and made him King in his fathers ſtead in Ieruſalem.
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Instead of or rather than someone or something.
Bleſſed Lord [Jesus], they crucifie thee for all thy good vvorks: if thou hadſt been guilty, poſſibly thou mighteſt have been ſpared in the stead of Barabbas; […]
Similar: in lieu of
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As a person's deputy or representative.
Thẽ [then] Iaakobs angre vvas kindeled againſt Rahél, and he ſaid, Am I in Gods ſtede, vvhich hathe vvithholden frõ [from] thee the frute of the vvombe?
Similar: in lieu of
- As replacement for someone or something in a physical place. Didſt thou [Jesus] not chooſe even that vvhich thou novv groaneſt under; and vvert vvilling to put thy Soul in our Souls ſtead, and bear the ſin of thoſe vvhich are novv thy burden?
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prep_phrase instead of or rather than someone or something
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title = {in one's stead},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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