stead
stead (stĕd)n. 1. The place, position, or function properly or customarily occupied by another. 2. Advantage; service; purpose: “His personal relationship with the electorate stands in good stead” (John Sears). tr.v. stead·ed, stead·ing, steads To be of advantage or service to; benefit. [Middle English stede, from Old English. See stā- in Indo-European Roots.]
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