/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 ]
/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 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012