in one's stead (English, prep_phrase)
Senses:
glosses: In place of someone or something.
As a successor to someone or something.
tags: formal
literary
glosses: In place of someone or something.
Instead of or rather than someone or something.
tags: formal
literary
glosses: In place of someone or something.
As a person's deputy or representative.
tags: archaic
formal
literary
glosses: In place of someone or something.
As replacement for someone or something in a physical place.
tags: formal
literary
obsolete
Forms:
form: in the stead of (one)
tags: alternative