Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Seen; viewed; with reference to appearance, looking: as, a well-beseen man.
  • Hence Clad; arrayed; equipped.
  • Provided with as accomplishments; furnished.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Obs. or Archaic Seen; appearing.
  • adjective Archaic Decked or adorned; clad.
  • adjective Archaic Accomplished; versed.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective dialectal Furnished; arrayed; dressed; equipped.
  • adjective archaic Accomplished; versed.
  • verb Past participle of besee.

Etymologies

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From Middle English besene, besein, past participle of beseen ("to see to, provide"). More at besee.

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From besee.

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