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beadsman

beads·man

UK/ˈbiːdzmən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another

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Origin

From earlier bedeman, from Middle English bedeman (“a petitioner”), equivalent to bead (“request, petition, prayer”) + -man.

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