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Synonyms
stead (stĕd)

[Middle English stede, from Old English.]

noun 

  1. The place, position, or function properly or customarily occupied by another.
  2. Advantage; service; purpose: “His personal relationship with the electorate stands in good stead” (John Sears)

transitive verb: stead·ed, stead·ing, steads. 

To be of advantage or service to; benefit.