"in stead of" meaning in English

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Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} in stead of, {{en-prep}} in stead of
  1. Archaic form of instead of. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: instead of
    Sense id: en-in_stead_of-en-prep-8CjTti2i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "c. 1593 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedy of King Richard the Third. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Sims [and Peter Short] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv], signature [M3], recto:",
          "text": "Slaue I haue ſet my life vpon a caſt, / And I will ſtand the hazard of the die, / I thinke there be ſixe Richmonds in the field, / Fiue haue I ſlaine to daie in ſtead of him, / A horſe, a horſe, my kingdome for a horſe.",
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          "text": "I my ſelfe vvill haue / The beards of Barbels, ſeru'd, in ſtead of ſallades; / Oyld Muſhromes; and the ſvvelling vnctuous papps / Of a fat pregnant Sovv, nevvly cut off, / Dreſt vvith an exquiſite, and poynant ſauce; […]",
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          "ref": "1610, Jos[eph] Hall, “Section XXV. What Separation England hath Made.”, in A Common Apologie of the Church of England: Against the Uniust Challenges of the Ouer-iust Sect, Commonly Called Brownists. […], London: […] [William Stansby] for Samuel Macham, […], →OCLC, marginal note, page 63:",
          "text": "The Reformation you haue made of the many and maine corruptions of the Romiſh Ch[urch] vve do ingenuouſly acknovvledge, and doe vvithall imbrace vvith you all the truths vvhich to our knovvledge you haue receiued in ſtead of them. But Rome vvas not built all in a day.",
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