resorting
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Resort \Re*sort"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Resorting.] [OF. resortir to withdraw, take refuge, F. ressortir to be in the jurisdiction, LL. resortire; pref. re- re- + L. sortiri to draw lots, obtain by lot, from sors lot. See Sort. The meaning is first to reobtain (by lot), then to gain by appeal to a higher court (as a law term), to appeal, go for protection or refuge.]
1.To go; to repair; to betake one's self. [1913 Webster]
What men name resort to him?— Shak.[1913 Webster]
2.To fall back; to revert. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The inheritance of the son never resorted to the mother, or to any of her ancestors.— Sir M. Hale.[1913 Webster]
3.To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage. [1913 Webster]
The king thought it time to resort to other counsels.— Clarendon.[1913 Webster]