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English
Etymology
From be- + sort.
Pronunciation
Verb
besort (third-person singular simple present besorts, present participle besorting, simple past and past participle besorted)
- (transitive, obsolete) To suit; fit; become.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :such men as may besort your age
Noun
besort (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Something fitting or appropriate; suitable company, associates, or attendants.
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 Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :With such accommodation and besort / As levels with her breeding.
References
“besort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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