Be-stēad' (-stēd'), v. t.

(-stēd'), v. t. [imp. & p. p. BESTEAD.] [be and stead, a place. See STEAD.] To place, or dispose, or circumstance, as to condition, convenience, benefit, and the like; to situate; to assist; to serve.

How little you bestead Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys. Milton.

Many far worse bestead than ourselves. Barrow.

They shall pass through it, hardly bestead. Isa. viii. 21.