stead[verb]Synonyms: help, abet, aid, assist, benefact, do for, help out
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
stead /sted/
noun[
Language: Old English;
Origin: stede 'place']
1. do something in sb’s stead formal to do something that someone else usually does or was going to do:
Pearson was appointed to go in Harrison’s stead.2. stand/serve/hold somebody in good stead to be very useful to someone when needed:
His years of training were standing him in good stead. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲