Associations to the word «Beadsman»
Wiktionary
BEADSMAN, noun. (historic) A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
BEADSMAN, noun. A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another.
BEADSMAN, noun. (historical) (England) A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
BEADSMAN, noun. (Scotland) (historical) A public almsman; one who received alms from the king, and was expecyed in return to pay for the royal welfare and that of the state; a licensed beggar.
Dictionary definition
BEADSMAN, noun. A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.