noun
Etymology: Middle English bede ale, from bede, beden, past participle of bidden to invite + ale — more at bid
obsolete : a feast commonly held in past centuries in England for the benefit of a destitute person
noun
Etymology: Middle English bede ale, from bede, beden, past participle of bidden to invite + ale — more at bid
obsolete : a feast commonly held in past centuries in England for the benefit of a destitute person
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012