stand (v.)
stand in, impersonate, represent
KL I.iv.141[Fool to Lear, of a lord] Do thou for him stand
LLL V.ii.505[Costard to Berowne, of Pompey] I know not the degree of the Worthy, but I am to stand for him
Tim V.i.35[Timon to himself, of the Poet] Must thou needs stand for a villain in thine own work?
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