beadsman

beads·man

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beedz-muh n]
- /ˈbidz mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beedz-muh n]
- /ˈbidz mən/

Definitions of beadsman word

noun beadsman a person who prays for another's soul, esp one paid or fed for doing so 3
noun beadsman a person kept in an almshouse 3
noun beadsman a person who prays for another, esp. one paid to do so 3
noun beadsman a person in a poorhouse 3
noun plural beadsman a person who prays for another as a duty, especially when paid. 1
noun plural beadsman an inmate of a poorhouse; almsman. 1

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Origin of beadsman

First appearance:

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50; bead's man man of prayer; replacing Middle English bedeman. See bead, 's1, man1

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Parts of speech for Beadsman

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Beadsman

beadsman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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