in one's stead

prepositional phrase5

1. •
   (formal, literary) In place of someone or something.
2. •
   (formal, literary) As a successor to someone or something.

   • Then the people of the land tooke Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him King in his fathers stead in Ierusalem. — 1611
3. •
   (formal, literary) Instead of or rather than someone or something.

   • Blessed Lord [Jesus], they crucifie thee for all thy good vvorks: if thou hadst been guilty, possibly thou mightest have been spared in the stead of Barabbas; […] — 1676
4. •
   (formal, no longer used) As a person's deputy or representative.

   • Thẽ [then] Iaakobs angre vvas kindeled against Rahél, and he said, Am I in Gods stede, vvhich hathe vvithholden frõ [from] thee the frute of the vvombe? — 1560
5. •
   (formal, no longer used) As replacement for someone or something in a physical place.

   • Didst thou [Jesus] not choose even that vvhich thou novv groanest under; and vvert vvilling to put thy Soul in our Souls stead, and bear the sin of those vvhich are novv thy burden? — 1676