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1.NounThe position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounA place as it relates to a role, service, or ability; capacity.
3.NounA relational or circumstantial position; standing.
4.NounA place as it relates to situation, circumstance, or status; condition.
5.NounA place, or spot, in general; location.
6.NounA place where a person normally rests; a seat.
7.NounAn inhabited place; a settlement, city, town etc.
8.NounAn estate, a property with its grounds; a farm; a homestead.
9.NounThe frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead.
10.VerbTo help, support, benefit or assist; to be helpful.
11.VerbTo fill the stead or place of something.
12.NounOne's partner in a romantic relationship.