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Beadsman

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

(Old English: bede, prayer) One who had the duty of praying for others, a chaplain of a guild; hence, a recipient of any bounty, as a poor man in an almshouse.

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Entry for 'Beadsman'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​b/beadsman.html. 1910.