benefit vs stead

benefit

noun
  • An advantage; help or aid from something. 

  • An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause. 

  • A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme. 

  • Intended audience (as for the benefit of). 

verb
  • To be or to provide a benefit to. 

  • To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary. 

stead

noun
  • An emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases). 

  • The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor. 

  • One's partner in a romantic relationship. 

How often have the words benefit and stead occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )