| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place.[Websters]
2. To put in peril; to beset.[Websters] 3. To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail.[Websters] 4. Of Bestead.[Websters] 5. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: besteading, besteaded, besteads, besteader, besteaders, besteadingly and besteadedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BESTEAD" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BESTEAD
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Bible | Bestead the rendering in Isa. 8:21, where alone it occurs, of a Hebrew word meaning to oppress, or be in circumstances of hardship. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
