BEDEL

Etymology

Noun

bedel (plural bedels)

(historical) An administrative official at universities in several European countries, often with a policiary function at the time when universities had their own jurisdiction over students.

Anagrams

• Lebed, bleed, debel

Source: Wiktionary


Be"del, Be"dell

Definition: ,n.Same as Beadle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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