Besit

Origin

From Middle English besitten, from Old English besittan ("to sit round, surround, beset, besiege, hold, council, occupy, possess"), From Proto-Germanic *bisitjanÄ… ("to sit near, sit among or around"), equivalent to - + sit. Cognate with Dutch bezitten, German besitzen.

Full definition of besit

Verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To sit around; sit about; besiege.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To sit upon.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To sit properly upon, as clothes; to suit; become.

Related terms

• beset