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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BEADSMAN; BEDESMAN

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

Defn: 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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

beadsman

beads |man |ˈbiːdzmən | ▶noun ( pl. beadsmen ) historical a pensioner provided for by a benefactor in return for prayers, especially one living in an almshouse.

Oxford Dictionary

beadsman

beads |man |ˈbiːdzmən | ▶noun ( pl. beadsmen ) historical a pensioner provided for by a benefactor in return for prayers, especially one living in an almshouse.