bestead








verb (used with object), be·stead·ed, be·stead·ed or be·stead, be·stead·ing.

  1. to help; assist; serve; avail.

adjective

  1. Archaic. placed or situated, often unfavorably or in difficulty.
v.

“to help, support, prop,” 1580s, from be- + stead (v.); see stead.

55 queries 0.565