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beadsman |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beadsman \Beads"man\, Bedesman \Bedes"man\, n.; pl {-men}. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: beadsman n : a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another [syn: {bedesman}]
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