bespoken, ppl. a.
(bɪˈspəʊkən)
Also bespoke ppl. a.
[See bespeak v.]
† 1. Spoken, of speech; as in well bespoken. Obs.
| 1474 Caxton Chesse iii. vi. (1860) H iv b, The hostelers ought to be wel bespoken and curtoys of wordes. 1483 ― Gold. Leg. 387/4 A mayden wel bespoken. |
2. Ordered, commissioned, arranged for. See also bespoke ppl. a.
| 1607 Heywood F. Mayde Exch. Wks. 1874 II. 31 Here is bespoken work. 1807 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. V. 577 Which gives to his treatise an appearance of bespoken work. |
3. Spoken of, talked of.
| 1871 Blackie Four Phases i. 59 The much-bespoken utilitarianism of the most recent ethical school. |