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bestead

bestead is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Many far worse bestead than ourselves. Barrow.
  2. 2.To put in peril; to beset. Note: [Only in p. p.] Chaucer.
  3. 3.To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail. Milton.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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