'Bedesman' definitions:
Definition of 'bedesman'
From: WordNet
noun
A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another [syn: beadsman, bedesman]
Definition of 'Bedesman'
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]