beadsman (English, noun)
expansion: beadsman (plural beadsmen)
Senses:
glosses: A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
tags: historical
glosses: A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another.
glosses: A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
tags: England
historical
glosses: A public almsman; one who received alms from the king, and was expected in return to pray for the royal welfare and that of the state; a licensed beggar.
tags: Scotland
historical
Forms:
form: beadsmen
tags: plural
form: bedesman
tags: alternative