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beadle
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[ˈbiːdl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution
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Origin
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Old English bydel ‘a person who makes a proclamation’, gradually superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French bedel, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Büttel, also to bid. Compare with bedel
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