beadsman

/หˆbiหdzmษ™n/

IPA: /B IY1 D Z M AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.

  2. 2

    A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another.

  3. 3

    A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.

  4. 4

    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.

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