betow

verb3

1. •
   (no longer used) To tow about; pull; draw; lead about; conduct.
2. •
   (no longer used) To educate; influence; steer; direct.
3. •
   (no longer used) To bestow; apply.

   • For Henry, as lord Bacon observes, loved to employ and advance prelates; because, having rich bishoprics to betow, it was easy for him to reward their services: […] — 1821