Bluegown

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noun

One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.

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King's Bedesman
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Meanings

nounBluegown (plural Bluegowns)

plural Bluegowns

  1. historicalOne of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.

    Synonyms: King's Bedesman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.

Similar
King's Bedesman

Origin

From blue + gown.

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APA

Bluegown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bluegown

MLA

“Bluegown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bluegown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bluegown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bluegown.

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