bedesman


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bedesman

(ˈbiːdzmən)
n, pl -men
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a variant spelling of beadsman
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.bedesman - a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
beadsman
supplicant, prayer - someone who prays to God
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