Bible Dictionaries
Substitute

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

(2):

(n.) To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.

(3):

(n.) a person who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted man.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Substitute'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/substitute.html. 1828.