Definitions for beadsman

beadsman beads·man

Spelling: [beedz-muh n]
IPA: /ˈbidz mən/

Beadsman is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 335 anagrams from letters in beadsman (aabdemns).

Definitions for beadsman

noun

  1. a person who prays for another as a duty, especially when paid.
  2. an inmate of a poorhouse; almsman.

Origin of beadsman

1200-50; bead's man man of prayer; replacing Middle English bedeman. See bead, 's1, man1

Examples for beadsman

Henry's silence was probably meant as a quickener of the beadsman's garrulity.

A beadsman was an inmate of an almshouse who was bound to pray for the founders of the house.

"I ken that baith you and I are owre lang here," replied the beadsman, as he hurried out.

A beadsman, it is scarcely requisite to remark, is an individual who is bound to pray for the person by whom he is supported.

Henry followed the beadsman, who hurried on towards Falconcleugh.

The one lair, as a beadsman of Pittenweem, you may have experienced ere now; the other you stand in small fears of.

From the title "Sir" being applied to Henry's beadsman, it seems that he was a priest, and we learn that he received 40s.

What can be better touched than the figures of the beadsman and the old nurse Angela?

Word Value for beadsman
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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