be·stride 
/bɪˈstraɪd/ verb
be·strides; be·strode /bɪˈstraɪd/ verb /-ˈstroʊd/ be·strid·den /-ˈstrɪdn̩/ be·strid·ing [+ obj] literary : to sit or stand with one leg on either side of (something) : straddle
▪ a giant that bestrode the river — often used figuratively ▪ the time when the Roman Empire bestrode the world [=had great power over the world]
▪ a giant that bestrode the river — often used figuratively ▪ the time when the Roman Empire bestrode the world [=had great power over the world]
