BEDEHOUSE

Noun

bedehouse (plural bedehouses)

Alternative form of beadhouse

Source: Wiktionary


Bead"house`, Bede"house`, n. Etym: [OE. bede prayer + E. house. See Bead, n.]

Definition: An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.

Bede"house`

Definition: ,n.Same as Beadhouse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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