English dictionary

beadsman

/'b/i/dzm/@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.person

Synonyms bedesman

Source: WordNet 3.0
A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.

noun

Source: webster1913