English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Beadle
Beadle
(v.)
A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites
or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an apparitor or
summoner.
Beadle
(v.)
An officer in a university, who precedes public processions
of officers and students.
Beadle
(v.)
An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of
duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the
chastisement of petty offenders, etc.