Stayed :: Stay (n.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship..
Stayed :: Stay (n.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them..
Stayedly :: Stayed (a.) Staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid. See Staid.