What is the meaning of In_one's_stead?

In place of someone or something.

  1. As a successor to someone or something.
  2. Instead of or rather than someone or something.

    As a successor to someone or something.

    Instead of or rather than someone or something.

    As a person's deputy or representative.

    As replacement for someone or something in a physical place.

    Source: wiktionary.org