stead
Lieu or place
Stead means place or position, now surviving mainly in compounds and set phrases.
A *homestead* is where one's home stands.
A *bedstead* holds the bed.
To *stand in someone's stead* is to take their place.
Something that *holds you in good stead* serves you well when needed.
The word otherwise sounds archaic: Go in my stead.
Authorized substitute
- surrogateOne acting for another
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- alternateOccur in succession
- replacementWhat takes another's place
fill-in · backup · locum · deputy · understudy · pinch-hitter · reserve · relief
Property and grounds
holding · property · manor · ranch · plantation · settlement · land · grounds
Favorable position or circumstance
good · help · aid · profit · value · utility · usefulness · favor
Faithful commitment to another
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
resolve · determination · perseverance · tenacity · dedication · commitment · reliability · dependability
proxy
Authorized substitute
replacement · fill-in · backup · locum · deputy · understudy · pinch-hitter · reserve · relief · substitute
estate
Property and grounds
domain · holding · property · manor · ranch · plantation · settlement · land · grounds · premises
advantage
Favorable position or circumstance
behalf · good · help · aid · profit · value · utility · usefulness · favor · interest
loyalty
Faithful commitment to another
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
fidelity · resolve · determination · perseverance · tenacity · dedication · commitment · reliability · dependability · fortitude
- in good steadIn favorable position
- in one's steadAs a substitute
- stand in good steadProve advantageous over time
- steadfast loveEnduring, loyal affection
- steadfast faithUnshakeable religious devotion
instead, steadily, steadfast, steadiness, homestead, unsteadiness, farmstead, bedstead, homesteader