bedesman

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

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Meanings

nounbedesman (plural bedesmen)

plural bedesmen

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of beadsman.

    I am your bedesman for this letter.

    1883, “Earl Risingham”, in The Black Arrow
    1 more example

    […]the place of warden in Hiram's hospital was again to be filled up, and he would once more return to […] his twelve bedesmen.

    1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna male person who is paid to pray for the soul of another

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Broader
prayersupplicantmanadult male
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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