What does "bestead" mean?
Bestead: Many far worse bestead than ourselves. Barrow.
Additional senses
- 2.To put in peril; to beset. Note: [Only in p. p.] Chaucer.
- 3.To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail. Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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