Definitions
1.nounA request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron.
2.verbTo speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
3.verbTo speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
4.verbTo stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour."to bespeak a calm hearing; I bespeak your patience in advance."
5.verbTo forbode; foretell.
6.verbTo speak to; address.
7.verbTo betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; allude to."This act bespeaks his kindness."
8.verbTo speak up or out; exclaim; speak.