Meanings
nounbeadlery (plural beadleries)
plural beadleries · alternative obsolete bedelry
- The office or jurisdiction of a beadle.
Origin
- Middle Englishbedelarie
- Englishbeadlery
From Middle English bedelarie, bedlarie; equivalent to beadle + -ry.
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APA
beadlery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beadlery
MLA
“beadlery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beadlery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beadlery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beadlery.
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