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Bedesman
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
(2):
(n.) Same as Beadsman.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bedesman'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/bedesman.html. 1828.