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English cricketer (1701–1735)
Edwin Stead (1701 – 28 August 1735) was a patron of English cricket, particularly of Kent and his own Edwin Stead's XI in the 1720s and early 1730s. He
Edwin_Stead
Topics referred to by the same term
conservationist and writer Edgar Stead (1881–1949), New Zealand ornithologist, horticulturist and marksman Edwin Stead (1701–1735), Kent cricket patron
Stead
Origin and development of cricket (to 1725)
throughout England as the century went on. By 1725, wealthy patrons—such as Edwin Stead; Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond; and Sir William Gage—were forming
History_of_cricket_to_1725
notes 1810–1814 † St John's Wood notes 1724–1729 † Edwin Stead's XI Dartford Brent 7 notes Edwin Stead was a patron of Kent cricket in the 1720s, and ran
List of historically important English cricket teams
List_of_historically_important_English_cricket_teams
included the 2nd Duke of Richmond, Sir William Gage, Alan Brodrick and Edwin Stead. For the first time, the press mentions individual players like Thomas
History_of_cricket
English cricket club
representative county matches. Teams under the patronage of landowners such as Edwin Stead of Dartford and Lord John Sackville, who established the Sevenoaks Vine
Kent_County_Cricket_Club
Cricket ground in Westerham, England
May 1730, a single wicket match between four men of Kent, captained by Edwin Stead, and four of Brentford was played for a wager of £50. It was the first
Westerham_Common
was won by Kent. The teams were organised by Edwin Stead (Kent) and Sir William Gage (Sussex). Edwin Stead's XI had earlier won two games against the 2nd
History of English cricket (1726–1750)
History_of_English_cricket_(1726–1750)
Day of the year
soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1602) 1735 – Edwin Stead, English landowner and cricketer (born 1701) 1757 – David Hartley, English
August_28
nomenclature. For example, it is well understood that teams formed by such as Edwin Stead, the Duke of Dorset, or Sir Horatio Mann were essentially Kent, even
List of Kent county cricketers to 1842
List_of_Kent_county_cricketers_to_1842
Cricketers of the 18th century before the foundation of MCC
1772. Richard Stanford Kent 1777 Amateur batsman. Active until 1787. Edwin Stead Kent 1724 A leading patron of Kent cricket who died young in 1735. †
List of English cricketers (1701–1786)
List_of_English_cricketers_(1701–1786)
Cricket season review
was set but there was no mention of a venue. Kent, under its patron Edwin Stead, seems to have been the strongest county team. The St James Evening Post
1730_English_cricket_season
Cricket season review
second of these followed a match in 1724 between Edwin Stead's XI and a Chingford team. Terminating Stead's lawsuit, Lord Chief Justice Pratt ordered the
1726_English_cricket_season
other, but they also opposed patrons from other counties, particularly Edwin Stead of Kent. One of the earliest great players was Thomas Waymark, noted
List of Sussex cricketers to 1838
List_of_Sussex_cricketers_to_1838
Cricket season review
and London clubs. Details of fifteen matches are known. Kent patron Edwin Stead, believed to have become a bankrupt, died aged 33 or 34 in London on
1735_English_cricket_season
Park in the United Kingdom
and in August 1726, a combined London and Surrey played a team led by Edwin Stead for a purse of 25 guineas. Matches were played on the common throughout
Kennington_Common
Cricket season review
Gage's XI achieved the earliest known innings victory when they defeated Edwin Stead's XI at Penshurst Park in August. The best of the known professional players
1729_English_cricket_season
Cricket league in England
respect of a match between Edwin Stead's XI from Kent and Sir William Gage's XI from Sussex at Penshurst Park in August 1728. Stead's team won by an unknown
County_Championship
Cricket club in England
county is a highly controversial match in 1724 between Chingford and Edwin Stead's XI, which is recorded in The Dawn of Cricket by H. T. Waghorn. The venue
Essex_County_Cricket_Club
Cricket season review
business of winning wagers. Easily the most successful in 1728 was Edwin Stead whose Kent was "too expert" for Sussex, led by the 2nd Duke of Richmond
1728_English_cricket_season
reference to cricket in the Indian sub-continent. 1724 — earliest mention of Edwin Stead, the noted patron of Kent county cricket; under his leadership, Kent
1701_to_1725_in_sports
English cricket player status
gambling. The key figures in the 18th century were the Dukes of Richmond; Edwin Stead; Sir William Gage; Frederick, Prince of Wales; Lord John Sackville; John
Professional and amateur status in first-class cricket
Professional_and_amateur_status_in_first-class_cricket
English aristocrat and cricket patron (1701–1750)
than the two captains. In 1728, Richmond's Sussex played twice against Edwin Stead's Kent, and lost both matches.A contemporary source stated that: "(Kent's)
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond
Charles_Lennox,_2nd_Duke_of_Richmond
Cricket season review
notches" notes Played for 30 guineas a side. The Kent side was organised by Edwin Stead of Maidstone. Sunbury had a leading team at the time. 12 July (M) London
1731_English_cricket_season
Cricket ground in Kent, England
by Kent patron Edwin Stead, in which his team played against the 2nd Duke of Richmond's XI and Sir William Gage's XI. In 1729, Stead used it as his home
Penshurst_Park
Historical English cricket team
earliest known great player William Bedle. The leading cricket patron Edwin Stead was also associated with Dartford. Later players included William Hodsoll
Dartford_Cricket_Club
such as Kent and Surrey who played each other in 1709. Patrons like Edwin Stead, the Duke of Richmond and Sir William Gage captained their teams and
History of English amateur cricket
History_of_English_amateur_cricket
everything except his cricket match". The main rival to Richmond and Gage was Edwin Stead of Maidstone, who was the first of the noted Kent patrons. The Sussex
Cricket_in_Sussex
Cricket season review
player a guinea after the game. Immediately afterwards, the Prince and Edwin Stead arranged the match between Kent and the Middlesex & Surrey combine. This
1733_English_cricket_season
Newnes to guide him, Stead frequently drove the Review to death's door, despite the best efforts of his business manager, Edwin H. Stout. This was particularly
The_Review_of_Reviews
American entrepreneur and inventor
Edwin Binney (November 24, 1866 – December 17, 1934) was an American entrepreneur and inventor, who created the first dustless white chalk, and along
Edwin_Binney
Venues used in early cricket
Essex Chingford v Edwin Stead's XI. The match is tentatively believed to have been played in Chingford, but there can be no certainty. Stead sued his opponents
First known use of English cricket venues (1610–1825)
First_known_use_of_English_cricket_venues_(1610–1825)
Cricket venue in Kent, England
The earliest known important match on the common was in 1728 when Edwin Stead's Kent played against Sussex, organised by Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of
Coxheath_Common
Historical English cricket team
patronage of Edwin Stead through the 1720s, and its team became representative of Kent as a county, often playing against teams from Sussex. Stead developed
Kent county cricket team (pre-1843)
Kent_county_cricket_team_(pre-1843)
English cricketer (1680–1768)
near contemporary of Edwin Stead, the first great patron of Kent cricket who is known to have had a Dartford connection. Stead was 22 years younger than
William_Bedle
British landowner, politician, and cricket patron (1695–1744)
connection with a number of matches over the next few years. A game against Edwin Stead's XI on 28 August 1729 is regarded as the earliest innings victory on
Sir_William_Gage,_7th_Baronet
English footballer
Football League for Walsall. Born in Walsall, he also played for Talbot Stead Tube Works, Shrewsbury Town and Wellington Town. "Optimists of the North
Teddy_Groves
Historical English cricket team
county seem to have been assembled in the 1728 season to play against Edwin Stead's Kent. Three matches are known to have been played and all were won by
Sussex county cricket team (pre-1839)
Sussex_county_cricket_team_(pre-1839)
Historical English cricket team
Essex is a highly controversial match in 1724 between Chingford and Edwin Stead's XI, which is recorded in The Dawn of Cricket by H. T. Waghorn. The venue
Essex county cricket team (1732–1794)
Essex_county_cricket_team_(1732–1794)
Historical English cricket team
a number of counties. On Thursday, 28 August 1729, a match between Edwin Stead's XI and Sir William Gage's XI was held at Penshurst Park, near Tunbridge
Rest_of_England_cricket_teams
Historical English cricket team
three four-a-side single wicket matches in 1730 when Brentford played Edwin Stead's Kent and apparently won. The first mention of Brentford in an eleven-a-side
Brentford_Cricket_Club
American architect
the American Institute of Architects. She designed Hill-Stead, the family estate (now Hill–Stead Museum) in Farmington, and designed and founded the Avon
Theodate_Pope_Riddle
Cricket season review
The Lewes Down venue was probably where Sir William Gage's XI met Edwin Stead's XI in September 1729. Suffolk Addington Berkshire, Buckinghamshire &
1743_English_cricket_season
prejudiced the judge against her and convinces Alan to argue the case in her stead. She was originally intended to appear in several episodes near the end
List of Boston Legal characters
List_of_Boston_Legal_characters
English cricketer (1705–?)
their teams, including Waymark in Richmond's team. On 28 August 1729, Edwin Stead's XI met Sir William Gage's XI at Penshurst Park. Waymark played for Gage's
Thomas_Waymark
Australian architectural academic
Naomi Stead is an architectural academic, scholar and critic, based in Melbourne, Australia. She is currently the Director of the Design and Creative
Naomi_Stead
Grain merchant, racehorse owner and breeder, businessman
Gatonby Stead (17 August 1841 – 29 April 1908) was a notable New Zealand grain merchant, racehorse owner and breeder, and businessman. Stead was born
George_Stead
Scottish-born New Zealand politician
John Stead (21 April 1854 – 26 August 1922) was a Scottish-born New Zealand politician. He was a losing candidate in the 1894 Invercargill mayoral election
John_Stead_(mayor)
1917 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
25 April 1917 as part of that year's local elections. Former mayor John Stead defeated the incumbent Duncan McFarlane. The following table gives the election
1917 Invercargill mayoral election
1917_Invercargill_mayoral_election
Television miniseries
Ulysses S. Grant Colin Moss as William H. Seward Jenny Stead as Mary Todd Lincoln Wayne Harrison as Edwin Stanton Stefan Adegbola as Frederick Douglass This
Abraham_Lincoln_(miniseries)
Daughter of William Shakespeare (1585–1662)
"sonne in L[aw]" was then struck out, with Judith's name inserted in its stead. To this daughter he bequeathed £100 (equivalent to £21,979 in 2025) "in
Judith_Quiney
German Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946)
terms of the decree, it was incumbent upon Göring to take power in Hitler's stead. He was also motivated by fears that his rival, Martin Bormann, would seize
Hermann_Göring
Association football club in England
with Aaron Eales joining as assistant manager. Rob Hennedy along with Lucy Stead our team’s physio agreed to stay on as part of the backroom team and were
Coventry_United_F.C.
went on deck, where there were only five passengers, including William T. Stead. They saw the pieces of ice on the deck and learned from Francis Millet:
Iceberg_that_sank_the_Titanic
Union Army general
Edwin Henry Stoughton (June 23, 1838 – December 25, 1868) was appointed a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, but his appointment
Edwin_H._Stoughton
United States historic place
Embassy Row neighborhood. It was commissioned in 1925, and designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1928. An example of Queen Anne Revival architecture, the residence
British ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C.
British_ambassador's_residence_in_Washington,_D.C.
1850s American nativist political party
closed, political leadership, especially the lawyers and merchants. In their stead, they elected working-class men, farmers and a large number of teachers
Know_Nothing
1899 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
booths were provided in each ward for the first time. Incumbent mayor John Stead was defeated by councillor James Smith Goldie. The following table gives
1899 Invercargill mayoral election
1899_Invercargill_mayoral_election
Haseki Sultan of Ottoman Empire
the power to even make and unmake viziers and other officials in her own stead. She was very influential in the appointments of ministers, grand viziers
Hürrem_Sultan
1887 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
The candidates were the same as at the by-election earlier in the year. Edwin Alfred Tapper was re-elected with an increased majority. The following table
1887 Invercargill mayoral election
1887_Invercargill_mayoral_election
English writer and activist (1847–1933)
to write for Thomas Scott's small press. On the account given by W. T. Stead, Besant had encountered the National Reformer on sale in the shop of Edward
Annie_Besant
Her son, 2nd district representative Christian Tell Yap is running in her stead. His opponent is Paniqui mayor Max Roxas. Governor Hermogenes Ebdane is
2025 Philippine gubernatorial elections
2025_Philippine_gubernatorial_elections
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
substitute (most often one of his disciples), who was crucified in Jesus's stead. Some mediaeval Muslims, including the ghulāt writing under the name of
Jesus
Francis II became ill, his treasurer, Pierre Landais, ruling the Duchy in his stead, aided Richard III in attempting to capture Henry Tudor. Francis II sheltered
List of wars involving England
List_of_wars_involving_England
Opera by P. D. Q. Bach
John Lee Beatty Costume Designer Gail Bakkom Wig & Make-up Master Richard Stead Lighting Designer Ruth Roberts Video Editor Daniel Mercure Television Director
The_Abduction_of_Figaro
1896 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
local elections. Councillor Josiah Hanan defeated fellow councillor, John Stead. The following table gives the election results: "MAYORAL ELECTIONS". North
1896 Invercargill mayoral election
1896_Invercargill_mayoral_election
English painter (1855–1906)
in Antwerp with Wainwright. Their Birmingham training stood them in good stead and he and Wainwright were selected to join the group of twelve elite students
Edwin_Harris
British politician (born 1933)
was looking for an excuse for a resignation, which would put him in good stead to be elected party leader after, as seemed likely at the time, the Conservatives
Michael_Heseltine
British zoologist (1847-1929)
Sir Edwin Ray Lankester KCB FRS (15 May 1847 – 13 August 1929) was a British zoologist. An invertebrate zoologist and evolutionary biologist, he held
Ray_Lankester
Stick of pigmented wax for writing or drawing
introduced the Staonal marking crayon. A year later in 1903, Edwin Binney's wife, Alice Stead Binney, coined the name Crayola by combining the French word
Crayon
1898 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
local elections. Incumbent mayor Hugh Mair was defeated by councillor John Stead. The following table gives the election results: "MAYORAL ELECTIONS". The
1898 Invercargill mayoral election
1898_Invercargill_mayoral_election
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
testing forced him to postpone such a visit, and he sent Robert in his stead. Kennedy arrived in Tokyo in February 1962 at a very sensitive time in U
Robert_F._Kennedy
2013 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
Raeside William Benjamin Scandrett John Sinclair Josiah Hanan Hugh Mair John Stead James Smith Goldie Charles Stephen Longuet George Froggatt (2nd) William
2013 Invercargill mayoral election
2013_Invercargill_mayoral_election
King of Ancient Israel
Zechariah, and smote him before the people; and slew him, and reigned in his stead" (2 Kings 15:10). He reigned only "a month of days in Samaria" (2 Kings
Shallum_of_Israel
Schults, Crusader in Babylon: W.T. Stead and the Pall Mall Gazette (1972). Campbell, "W. E. Gladstone, W. T. Stead, Matthew Arnold and a New Journalism:
History of newspaper publishing
History_of_newspaper_publishing
American descendants of Ulster Scots
ten-volume encyclopedia of world cultures. p. 1129. "About the Ulster-Scots". Stead Sellers, Frances; Blake, Aaron (July 28, 2016). "Our first black president
Scotch-Irish_Americans
James Edwin Thorold Rogers (23 March 1823 – 14 October 1890), known as Thorold Rogers, was an English economist, historian and Liberal politician who
Thorold_Rogers
Ouroussoff Aline B. Saarinen Inga Saffron Catherine Slessor Michael Sorkin Naomi Stead Allan Temko Oliver Wainwright Kennedy Fraser Derek Guy Harold Bloom Saveria
List_of_critics
Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2009. Stead, Matthew (30 August 2020). "The transfer record progression of every Premier
List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics
List_of_Manchester_United_F.C._records_and_statistics
American musician and socialite (1936–2025)
September 2, 1936, at Mother Cabrini Hospital in New York City to Virginia Joan Stead and Harry Wiggin Bennett Jr. She had a younger sister named Candace ("Candy")
Joan_Bennett_Kennedy
American manufacturing and retail company
developed and introduced the Staonal marking crayon. Then Edwin Binney, working with his wife, Alice Stead Binney, developed his own famous product line of wax
Crayola
Progressive-Era reform-minded investigative journalist in the US
such as Steffens who was a reporter for the New York Evening Post under Edwin Lawrence Godkin, other muckrakers had worked for yellow journals before
Muckraker
1942 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
Raeside William Benjamin Scandrett John Sinclair Josiah Hanan Hugh Mair John Stead James Smith Goldie Charles Stephen Longuet George Froggatt (2nd) William
1942 Invercargill mayoral by-election
1942_Invercargill_mayoral_by-election
1878 mayoral election in Invercargill
Raeside William Benjamin Scandrett John Sinclair Josiah Hanan Hugh Mair John Stead James Smith Goldie Charles Stephen Longuet George Froggatt (2nd) William
1878 Invercargill mayoral election
1878_Invercargill_mayoral_election
1927 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
Raeside William Benjamin Scandrett John Sinclair Josiah Hanan Hugh Mair John Stead James Smith Goldie Charles Stephen Longuet George Froggatt (2nd) William
1927 Invercargill mayoral election
1927_Invercargill_mayoral_election
Historical profession
Jerusalem and later of Italy (1228–1254) had twelve companions beaten in his stead by his tutors, according to the Cento Novelle Antiche (c.1300), so that
Whipping_boy
Mughal emperor from 1605 to 1627
Qutbuddin Khan Koka's mother passed away. She had given me milk in my mother's stead—indeed, she was kinder than a mother—and I had been raised from infancy
Jahangir
American publisher & writer (1900–1987)
Marquand, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Lester Cohen, Norman Mailer, Christina Stead, Hiram Haydn, Robert Penn Warren, Charles Yale Harrison, Hugh MacLennan
Edwin_Seaver
1965 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
Raeside William Benjamin Scandrett John Sinclair Josiah Hanan Hugh Mair John Stead James Smith Goldie Charles Stephen Longuet George Froggatt (2nd) William
1965 Invercargill mayoral election
1965_Invercargill_mayoral_election
International postgraduate award
developed his scholarships partly through conversation with William Thomas Stead, editor of The Pall Mall Gazette and confidant of Rhodes, and at one time
Rhodes_Scholarship
1944 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
Raeside William Benjamin Scandrett John Sinclair Josiah Hanan Hugh Mair John Stead James Smith Goldie Charles Stephen Longuet George Froggatt (2nd) William
1944 Invercargill mayoral election
1944_Invercargill_mayoral_election
Art museum in Paris, France
Minister for Cultural Affairs, ruled against plans to build a new hotel in its stead. The station was put on the supplementary list of Historic Monuments and
Musée_d'Orsay
1876 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
Raeside William Benjamin Scandrett John Sinclair Josiah Hanan Hugh Mair John Stead James Smith Goldie Charles Stephen Longuet George Froggatt (2nd) William
1876 Invercargill mayoral election
1876_Invercargill_mayoral_election
Spicey Pippin Devonshire Sharp Stable Jersey Somerset, England Bittersweet Stead's Kernel Herefordshire, England <1875 Stembridge Cluster Somerset, England
List_of_apple_cultivars
1915 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
Raeside William Benjamin Scandrett John Sinclair Josiah Hanan Hugh Mair John Stead James Smith Goldie Charles Stephen Longuet George Froggatt (2nd) William
1915 Invercargill mayoral election
1915_Invercargill_mayoral_election
American animated film
sword and armor, disguising herself as a man so that she can enlist in his stead. Quickly learning of her departure, Mulan's grandmother prays to the family's
Mulan_(1998_film)
English football club season
Tuesday, Alex Ferguson rested Edwin van der Sar and Nemanja Vidić, and played Tomasz Kuszczak and Jonny Evans in their stead. Despite the defensive shake-up
2008–09 Manchester United F.C. season
2008–09_Manchester_United_F.C._season
British conservationist and journalist (1914–1995)
experience of bringing marginal land into cultivation was to stand him in good stead when advising peasant farmers, reclaiming land in Benin and the Gambia,
Ralph_Whitlock
Association football club in Wrexham, Wales
Archived from the original on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010. Stead, Phil (2013). Red Dragons – The Story of Welsh Football. Ceredigion: Y Llofa
Wrexham_A.F.C.
1889 mayoral election in Invercargill, New Zealand
Raeside William Benjamin Scandrett John Sinclair Josiah Hanan Hugh Mair John Stead James Smith Goldie Charles Stephen Longuet George Froggatt (2nd) William
1889 Invercargill mayoral election
1889_Invercargill_mayoral_election
EDWIN STEAD
EDWIN STEAD
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a personal name.
Boy/Male
English American
Elf-wise friend.
Male
English
Variant spelling of Middle English Alwin, ELWIN means "elf friend."Â
Female
English
Feminine form of English Edwin, EDWINA means "rich friend."
Boy/Male
English Anglo Saxon German
Wealthy friend.
Boy/Male
Welsh American English
White river.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Swedish
Prosperous Friend; Valued; Wealthy Friend; Blessed Friend; Rich Friend
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Indian, Irish, Jamaican
Rich Friend; Prosperous Friend; Female Version of Edwin; Friend of Riches; Blessed Friend; Wealthy Friend; Valuable Friend
Male
English
Variant spelling of Middle English Edwin, EDWYN means "rich friend."
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German
Form of Edwin
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Edwine, Old English Ēadwine, composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’ + wine ‘friend’.Indian (southern states) : name in the Christian community. It is only found as a given name in India (from the English personal name), but has come to be used as a family name among South Indian Christians in the U.S.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon English
Wise advisor.
Girl/Female
English American
Rich in friendship, or wealthy friend. From the Old English name Eadwine, meaning rich or happy,...
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon American English German
Valued.
Male
English
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Eadwine, EDWIN means "rich friend."Â
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic ÉtaÃn, EDAIN means "face" or perhaps "against" or "opposite."
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Valuable Friend
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Male
English
Variant spelling of Middle English Aldwin, ELDWIN means "old friend."
Male
English
 Medieval English form of Anglo-Saxon Eoforwin, ERWIN means "boar friend." Compare with another form of Erwin.
EDWIN STEAD
EDWIN STEAD
Girl/Female
Irish
Wealthy or charming.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Ear; Spike of Grain
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, German, Japanese
Fly; Dance in the Air
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Very Black
Boy/Male
Celtic, Christian, French, German, Irish, Latin, Polish, Swedish
Small; Fierce; War; Strife; Bright-headed; Blind; Little Warrior
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Joy
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Radcliff, RADCLYFFE means "red cliff."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
The King of Lotus
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near an estuary, channel, or drain, Middle English chanel, Old French chanel (Latin canalis ‘canal’, ‘conduit’).
EDWIN STEAD
EDWIN STEAD
EDWIN STEAD
EDWIN STEAD
EDWIN STEAD
v. t.
To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.
n.
Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
imp. & p. p.
of Steady
adv.
In a steady manner.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Steady
n.
The quality or state of being steady.
n.
Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.
n.
Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge.
supperl.
Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
a.
Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits.
v.
Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade.
prep.
In the place of; in the stead; as, A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned.
n.
The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy.
n.
A rope to steady the peak of a gaff.
adv.
In a steadfast manner; firmly.
n.
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.
n.
Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
n.
The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampere. It is practically equivalent to / the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15¡ C.
v. i.
To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.
a.
Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute; unswerving; steady.