The place, ‘room’, ‘lieu’, or function (of a person or thing) as held by a substitute or a… in his stead (or with any other possessive): (a) as…
| 单词 | θ170661 |
| 释义 | society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > as deputy or representative [phrase] (15) in his steadc1230 The place, ‘room’, ‘lieu’, or function (of a person or thing) as held by a substitute or a… in his stead (or with any other possessive): (a) as… in the stead ofa1325 The place, ‘room’, ‘lieu’, or function (of a person or thing) as held by a substitute or a… in the stead of: (a) in the room of, in succession to… in (the) person ofa1425 In the embodied or representative form of; (as) embodied or invested in, or represented by. In early use: †as a representative or exemplar of (obs… in the personage of1558 As representing; in the character of. Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— by agency of another (4) — on behalf of or in the name of (5) — acting temporarily instead of another (1) — through someone as spokesman (1) |
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