stead
/stɛd/ noun C2- The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
- A place as it relates to a role, service, or ability; capacity.
- A relational or circumstantial position; standing.
- A place as it relates to situation, circumstance, or status; condition.
Plural steads
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The happiest thing that could occur to me, would be to die in my father’s stead; that would save us all.”
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