stead (st d)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 st  - in Indo-European roots.] |
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