This is the 13447th most frequent German word.
beschieden
Humble, modest, or allocated.
The word 'beschieden' is used here to mean 'granted' or 'allocated', denoting that something was given or assigned to someone.
Er war mit einem bescheidenen Einkommen beschieden.
He was granted a modest income.
In this sentence, 'beschieden' conveys the idea that success was due to his innate abilities, implying a fate or result attributed to an inherent cause.
Der Erfolg war ihm durch sein Talent beschieden.
Success was granted to him through his talent.
Here, 'beschieden' signifies the idea of fate or destiny assigning someone a particular condition or characteristic in life.