English Dictionary: bedesman | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for bedesman | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bedesman \Bedes"man\, n. Same as {Beadsman}. [Obs.] |