bestead
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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