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Webster 1913 Edition

Besort

Be-sort′

,
Verb.
T.
To assort or be congruous with; to fit, or become.
[Obs.]
Such men as may
besort
your age.
Shakespeare

Be-sort′

,
Noun.
Befitting associates or attendants.
[Obs.]
With such accommodation and
besort

As levels with her breeding.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Besort

BESORT'

,
Verb.
T.
[be and sort.] To suit; to fit; to become.

BESORT'

,
Noun.
Company; attendance; train.

Definition 2024

besort

besort

English

Verb

besort ‎(third-person singular simple present besorts, present participle besorting, simple past and past participle besorted)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To suit; fit; become.
    Such men as may besort your age. — Shakespeare.

Noun

besort ‎(uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Something fitting or appropriate; suitable company, associates, or attendants.
    With such accommodation and besort / As levels with her breeding. — Shakespeare.

Etymology

From be- +‎ sort.

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