"in your stead" is grammartically correct, Hereunder is the comment: "In your stead" may be archaic, but 'instead' seems imprecise. For eg, while "he will go in your stead" sounds archaic, "he will go instead" leaves open the question: instead of what? If you expand it to "he will go instead of you", it doesn't have quite the same meaning as the original - "in your stead" is a more like a stand-in, but "instead of you" suggests a replacement. Yes? No? Suggestions?

1. "In your stead" and "instead of you" basically mean the same thing. 2. However, as a native English speaker in the U.S., I can tell you that "instead of you" is what I would say. "In your stead" is a little outdated and too archaic for common conversational English.

They are identical, "In your stead" is simply an older version of "Instead of you", often used to sound more.. noble. As such, I might answer this question instead of leaving it to someone else, but if I were to go towards certain death it'd be in your stead.

Thank you, Wozitoya, for your comment. ("...more like a stand-in, but 'instead of you' suggests a replacement. Yes? No? Suggestions?..." source: wiki.answers.com/.../Discuss:Is_the_term_in_your_stead_grammatically_correct) To say "'in your stead' is grammatically correct" is deceiving to the learner. "Instead of you" is also grammatically correct. :) As previously stated, they are both correct, but one is more common than the other.

stead (noun) 1.The place, position, or function properly or customarily occupied by another. "Our manager cannot attend the meeting, so I will go in his stead (instead of him). 2.Advantage; service; purpose: "His personal relationship with the electorate stands in good stead" 日本語 (Japanese) n. - 代わり, 助け, 利益, 代理 idioms: •in someone's stead 代わりに