in stead

in somebody's/something's stead

(slightly formal)

in the place of someone or something else We gave Mr. Neil a power of attorney to deal with the landlord in our stead while we were out of the country.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Catrin	KAT-rin (Welsh), KAHT-reen (German)	Welsh, German
Frost	[frɔst]
WacŁAwa	vahts-WAH-vah	Polish
Yehudit	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Diana	die-AN-ə (English), dee-AH-nah (Italian, German, Dutch)	English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian,
Hillevi	HIL-le-vee (Swedish), HEEL-le-vee (Finnish)	Swedish, Finnish