Bespeak

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To Speak.

II. Bespeak ·vt To speak to; to Address.

III. Bespeak ·noun A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.).

IV. Bespeak ·vt To show beforehand; to Foretell; to Indicate.

V. Bespeak ·vt To Betoken; to Show; to indicate by external marks or appearances.

VI. Bespeak ·vt To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a favor.