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  1. imp. & p. p. of Bestead
  2. v. t. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place.
  3. v. t. To put in peril; to beset.
  4. v. t. To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail.
  5. 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. Is. viii. 21. Many far worse bestead than ourselves. Barrow. 2. To put in peril; to beset. Note: [Only in p. p.] Chaucer. 3. To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail. Milton.
  6. imp. & p. p. of Bestead v. t. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place. v. t. To put in peril; to beset. v. t. To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail.