beseen

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adjective

Furnished; arrayed; dressed; equipped.

OriginMiddle English besene →
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Meanings

beseen1

adjectivebeseen (comparative more beseen, superlative most beseen)

comparative more beseen · superlative most beseen

  1. archaicdialectalFurnished; arrayed; dressed; equipped.

    Kyng Arthur was ledde vnto a chamber, a rycher besene chamber sawe he neuer none

    1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “Capitulum 6”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book 4, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC
  2. archaicAccomplished; versed.

    that could his good to all, and well did ween, How each to entertain with court'sie well beseen.

    1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

beseen2

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of besee.

Origin

beseen · adjective

  1. Middle Englishbesene
  2. Englishbeseen

From Middle English besene, besein, past participle of besee (“to see to, provide”), equivalent to be- + seen. See besee.

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beseen · verb

From besee.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beseen

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APA

beseen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beseen

MLA

“beseen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beseen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beseen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beseen.

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