Definition of bestead:
(v) :
(transitive) To help, assist.
(v) :
(transitive) To profit; benefit; serve; avail.
(v) :
(transitive) To take the place of; replace.
(adj) :
(archaic) Placed (in a given situation); beset.
(adj) :
(obsolete) Disposed mentally; affected.
(adj) :
(obsolete) Provided; furnished.