MY guess is "In it's/his/her/their stead" has been shortened to "instead", and instead is much more versatile and compact. You can say "I'll have turkey instead of ham", not "I will have turkey in ham's stead". I'm struggling to think of a use for "stead" that's not an old-timey affectation.
Wordle Postgame Report, Weekend CATCH up: July 7-9
The haircut on Plummer. Whew.
MY guess is "In it's/his/her/their stead" has been shortened to "instead", and instead is much more versatile and compact. You can say "I'll have turkey instead of ham", not "I will have turkey in ham's stead". I'm struggling to think of a use for "stead" that's not an old-timey affectation.