steading

[ sted-ing ]

/ ˈstɛd ɪŋ /

noun Scot. and North England.

a farm, especially its buildings.

Nearby words

ste.-thérèse, stead, steadfast, steadfastly, steadicam, steading, steady, steady as a rock, steady state, steady state theory, steady state universe

Origin of steading

1425–75; late Middle English (north and Scots); see stead, -ing¹

Definition for steading (2 of 2)

stead

[ sted ]

/ stɛd /

noun

the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: The nephew of the queen came in her stead.

Obsolete. a place or locality.

verb (used with object)

to be of service, advantage, or avail to.

Origin of stead

before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English stede; cognate with German Stätte place; akin to German Stadt, Old Norse stathr, Gothic staths, Greek stásis (see stasis); (v.) Middle English steden, derivative of the noun

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Examples from the Web for steading

To live in a steading somewhere, equipped with a reliable well, vegetable patch, fireplace, maybe a wood-fired Aga.
A World Without Electricity|Justin Green|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She appeared to Ulysses in the steading of Eumœus, the swineherd, as a “woman tall and fair, and skilful in splendid handiwork.”
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
There was little sound in the air, but from the steading came the happy laughter of a child.
The Path of the King|John Buchan
Now Vigi the warlock knew every man's affairs who came to the steading or left it.
The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald|Unknown

A reminder of the days when the manorial lord was a king in a small way is supplied by the Steading Stone.
Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland|Daniel Scott
Her face is wrinkled, and her dim eyes are peering down the track which leads from the steading to the pasture.
The Right Stuff|Ian Hay

British Dictionary definitions for steading (1 of 3)

steading

/ (ˈstɛdɪŋ) /

noun British

a farmstead

the outbuildings of a farm

Word Origin for steading

C15: from stead + -ing 1

British Dictionary definitions for steading (2 of 3)

stead

/ (stɛd) /

noun

(preceded by in) rare the place, function, or position that should be taken by anotherto come in someone's stead

stand someone in good stead to be useful or of good service to (someone)

verb

(tr) archaic to help or benefit

Word Origin for stead

Old English stede; related to Old Norse stathr place, Old High German stat place, Latin statiō a standing, statim immediately

British Dictionary definitions for steading (3 of 3)

Stead

/ (stɛd) /

noun

Christina (Ellen). 1902–83, Australian novelist. Her works include Seven Poor Men of Sydney (1934), The Man who Loved Children (1940), and Cotters' England (1966)

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Idioms and Phrases with steading

stead

see in someone's shoes (stead); stand in good stead. Also see under instead.