Meaning & use
in my stead
In place of me, or as a substitute for me.
See it in a sentence
Since I could not attend, my colleague spoke at the conference in my stead.
She signed the document in my stead while I was traveling abroad.
A note on using this word
"Stead" is an old-fashioned word for "place," now used mainly in this formal, somewhat literary phrase.
Words with a similar meaning
in my place
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