besought
Verb
The word is derived from beseech
Meaning
of Beseech
p. p. of Beseech.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
Already a blessing has been besought of him in prayer, and it was not in vain.
He never could forget that his father on his death-bed had besought his family "never to leave the Church."
The Hutterian Chronicle records the event: After prayer, George of the House of Jacob ( George Blaurock ) stood up and besought Conrad Grebel for God's sake to baptize him with the true Christian baptism upon his faith and knowledge.
To obtain their release Andronikos in early 1180 made abject submission to the Emperor and, appearing in chains before him, besought pardon.