adjective
- placed in a particular situation or circumstance; situated or positioned
Usage: archaic or literary; often used in the phrase 'well besteaded' or 'ill besteaded'
Examples
- He was well besteaded in life, with a comfortable home and steady income.
- The family found themselves ill besteaded after the business failed.
- She was besteaded in a remote village far from the city.
- They were besteaded in circumstances that required great patience and fortitude.