in one's stead
/ɪn wʌns ˈstɛd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Then the people of the land tooke Jehoahaz the ſon of Joſiah, and made him King in his fathers ſtead in Ieruſalem."
- "Bleſſed Lord [Jesus], they crucifie thee for all thy good vvorks: if thou hadſt been guilty, poſſibly thou mighteſt have been ſpared in the stead of Barabbas; […]"
- "[W]henever any vvord doth not fully content us, vve take upon us to conclude, firſt that the author could never have us'd it, and ſecondly, that he muſt have uſed that very one vvhich vve conjecture, in its ſtead."
- "A Laſh like mine no honeſt man ſhall dread, / But all ſuch babling blockheads in his ſtead."
- "Dovvn falls the venerable pile, th' abode / Of our forefathers, a grave vvhiſker'd race, / But taſteleſs. Springs a palace in its ſtead, / But in a diſtant ſpot; […]"
- "Features convulsed and mutterings dread, / Show terror reigns in sorrow's stead; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English in ones stede, equivalent to in + one’s + stead (“function or position of someone or something, as taken on by a successor; (obsolete) place, spot”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪn wʌns ˈstɛd/
- British English: /ɪn wʌns ˈstɛd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
in the stead of (one) (alternative)