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Definition of: beadsman
(bēdz′mən) noun plural ·men (-mən)
1. Brit. The resident of an almshouse.
2. Scot. A privileged or licensed beggar receiving public alms.
3. One who prays for another, especially when hired to do so: also spelled bedeman. Also bead′man.
—beads′wom′an noun fem.
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