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Princeton's WordNet
beadsman, bedesmannoun
a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
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bedesman
Bedesman, or beadsman (Middle English bede, 'prayer', from the Old English biddan, 'to pray'; lit. 'a man of prayer'; and from the Anglo-Saxon bed), was generally a pensioner or almsman whose duty was to pray for his benefactor.
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bedesman
A bedesman is a person who is paid to pray for another person, typically appointed by a benefactor in medieval times. It comes from the term "bead", referring to prayer beads, and has historically been used to refer to almsmen or individuals who received financial support in exchange for praying for the souls of a benefactor and their family.
Webster Dictionary
Bedesmannoun
a poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman
Bedesmannoun
same as Beadsman
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bedesman in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bedesman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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