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Bedesman

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

(Old English: bede, prayer) One who had the duty of praying for others, a chaplain of a guild; hence, a recipient of any bounty, as a poor man in an almshouse.

Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Bedesman'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​b/bedesman.html. 1910.