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verb
Bestead  v. t.  (past & past part. bestead or bested, also obs. bestad)  
1.
To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place. (Only in p. p.) "They shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry:... and curse their king and their God." "Many far worse bestead than ourselves."
2.
To put in peril; to beset. Note: (Only in p. p.)
3.
To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail.





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"Bestead" Quotes from Famous Books



... She needs no secular solicitation; The Spirit has spoken, what can Earth bestead—? [Modestly. If in some small degree my words have sped, Power was ...
— Love's Comedy • Henrik Ibsen


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