Definition of 'beadle'

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beadle in British

(ˈbiːdəl )

noun

(formerly, in the Church of England) a minor parish official who acted as an usher and kept order

(in Scotland) a church official attending on the minister

3. Judaism

a synagogue attendant

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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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

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)

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

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Definition of beadle from the Collins English Dictionary

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