| Beadle (beadle) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Bea"dle |
| [OE. bedel,
bidel, budel, OF. bedel, F. bedeau, fr. OHG.
butil, putil, G. büttel, fr. OHG. biotan,
G. bieten, to bid, confused with AS. bydel, the same word as
OHG |
A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one
who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an
apparitor or summoner.
An officer in a university, who precedes public
processions of officers and students.
An inferior parish officer in England having a
variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the
chastisement of petty offenders, etc.
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