BEADSWOMAN


Meaning of BEADSWOMAN in English

/beedz"woom'euhn/ , n. , pl. beadswomen . Archaic.

1. a woman who prays for another person as a duty, esp. when paid.

2. an almswoman.

[ 1325-75; earlier bedes woman, r. ME bedewoman; see BEAD, 'S 1 , WOMAN ]

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