BESEEMING
Etymology 1
Verb
beseeming
present participle of beseem
Adjective
beseeming (comparative more beseeming, superlative most beseeming)
Becoming, befitting, suitable.
Etymology 2
Noun
beseeming (usually uncountable, plural beseemings)
(obsolete) Appearance; look; clothing worn.
(obsolete) Attractiveness.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*seem"ing, n.
1. Appearance; look; garb. [Obs.]
I . . . did company these three in poor beseeming. Shak.
2. Comeliness. Baret.
Be*seem"ing, a.
Definition: Becoming; suitable. [Archaic] -- Be*seem"ing*ly, adv.
– Be*seem"ing*ness, n.
BESEEM
Be*seem", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beseemed; p. pr. & vb. n. Beseeming.]
Etym: [Pref. be- + seem.]
Definition: 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.
Definition: To seem; to appear; to be fitting. [Obs.] "As beseemed best."
Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition