instead
The origin and history of instead.
Etymology
From Middle English "in stede," literally "in place (of)" — the same "stead" that survives in "homestead" and "stead of".
The origin and history of instead.
From Middle English "in stede," literally "in place (of)" — the same "stead" that survives in "homestead" and "stead of".
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