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==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|bedesman}}

===Etymology===
From earlier {{m|en|bedeman}}, from {{inh|en|enm|bedeman||a petitioner}}, equivalent to {{suffix|en|bead|t1=request, petition, prayer|man}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbiːdzmən/}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|beadsmen}}

# {{lb|en|historic}} A [[petitioner]]; someone who seeks some type of [[favour]] from another, usually from a superior.
# A [[man]] employed in [[praying]]; especially one who prays for another.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2020|author=w:Hilary Mantel|title=w:The Mirror and the Light|publisher=Fourth Estate|page=499|passage=Good Lord Cromwell, stand my friend: exert yourself for Thomas Howard, who is your daily '''beadsman''', your debtor for life. }}
# {{lb|en|historical|England}} A [[poor]] [[man]], supported in a [[beadhouse]], and required to [[pray]] for the [[soul]] of its [[founder]]; an [[almsman]].
#* {{RQ:Fuller Church History|passage=Whereby ye shall bind me to be {{...}}your poor '''beadsman''' for ever unto Almighty God.}}
# {{lb|en|Scotland|historical}} A [[public]] [[almsman]]; one who received alms from the king, and was expected in return to pray for the royal welfare and that of the state; a licensed [[beggar]].

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|beadswoman}}

{{Webster 1913}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aabdemns|bad names}}

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