'Beadsman' definitions:

Definition of 'beadsman'

noun

A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another [syn: beadsman, bedesman]

Definition of 'Beadsman'

From: GCIDE

Beadsman \Beads"man\, Bedesman \Bedes"man\, n.; pl. -men. A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman. [1913 Webster]
Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty God. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

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