\Be*seem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beseemed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Beseeming}.] [Pref. be- + seem.]
Literally: To appear or seem (well, ill, best, etc.) for
(one) to do or to have. Hence: To be fit, suitable, or proper
for, or worthy of; to become; to befit.
      A duty well beseeming the preachers.     --Clarendon.
      What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us, in our
      prayers to God ?                         --Hocker.

\Be*seem"\, v. i.
To seem; to appear; to be fitting. [Obs.] ``As beseemed
best.'' --Spenser.