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Rarebeadsmen
The correct spelling is beadsmen.
How to pronounce beadsmen
noun
Say it like: Bee-dsm-en
The correct spelling is beadsmen. A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
- 2.A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another.
- 3.A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
- 4.A public almsman; one who received alms from the king, and was expected in return to pray for the royal welfare and that of the state; a licensed beggar.
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