Definitions for beadsmen

beadsmen beads·man

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

Beadsmen 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 345 anagrams from letters in beadsmen (abdeemns).

Definitions for beadsmen

noun

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

Origin of beadsmen

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

Examples for beadsmen

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

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

Henry followed the beadsman, who hurried on towards Falconcleugh.

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for beadsmen
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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