besort

verb, noun — 2 senses

besort

verb

/bɪˈsɔː(ɹ)t/

Etymology From be- + sort.

1

Obsolete To suit; fit; become.

such men as may besort your agec. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:

besort

noun

Etymology From be- + sort.

1

Obsolete Something fitting or appropriate; suitable company, associates, or attendants.

With such accommodation and besort / As levels with her breeding.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:

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