"in one's stead" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in one's stead, {{en-PP}} in one's stead
  1. (formal) In place of someone or something. Tags: formal Related terms: in lieu of, instead, instead of
    Sense id: en-in_one's_stead-en-prep_phrase-op16feFv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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