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bestead definition

be·stead (bē sted′)

adjective

Archaic situated; placed

Etymology: ME bistad < bi, be- + stad, placed < ON staddr, pp. of stethja, to fix, place

transitive verb besteaded -·stead′ed, bestead -·stead′, besteading -·stead′·ing

Archaic to help; avail

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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