BEADSMEN

BEDESMAN

beadsman, bedesman

(noun) a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

beadsmen

plural of beadsman

Anagrams

• beam-ends, bedesman

Source: Wiktionary


BEADSMAN

Beads"man, Bedes"man, n.; pl. -men (.

Definition: A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman. Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty God. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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