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Definition of 'beadle'

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beadle in British

(ˈbiːdəl )
noun
1. 
(formerly, in the Church of England) a minor parish official who acted as an usher and kept order
2. 
(in Scotland) a church official attending on the minister
3. Judaism
a synagogue attendant
See also shammes
4. 
an official in certain British universities and other institutions
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Derived forms
beadleship (ˈbeadleship)
  noun
Word origin of 'beadle'
Old English bydel; related to Old High German butil bailiff
Word Frequency

Beadle in British

(ˈbiːdəl )
noun
George Wells. 1903–89, US biologist, who shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1958 for his work in genetics
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Word Frequency

beadle in American

(ˈbidəl ; bēdˈ'l)
noun
1.  Obsolete
a minor parish officer in the Church of England, who kept order in church
2.  Obsolete
a messenger of a law court
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'beadle'
ME bidel (< OE bydel, akin to beodan, to bid1, order), bedel < OFr bedel < Frank *bidal, akin to OE form

Example sentences containing 'beadle'

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Then the Suisse, in his dusty beadle 's uniform, threw open the great doors and the congregation was on the move. Hilton, John Buxton DISPLACED PERSON (2002)

Trends of 'beadle'

Used Rarely. beadle is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'beadle'

  • beadier
  • beadiest
  • beading
  • beadle
  • beadledom
  • beadlike
  • beadroll

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