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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEDESMEN

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Bedesmen is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BEDESMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Beadsman

Bedesman, or beadsman was generally a pensioner or almsman whose duty it was to pray for his benefactor. In Scotland there were public almsmen supported by the king and expected in return to pray for his welfare and that of the state. These men wore long blue gowns with a pewter badge on the right arm, and were nicknamed Blue Gowns. Their number corresponded to the king's years, an extra one being added each royal birthday. They were privileged to ask alms throughout Scotland. On the king's birthday each bedesman received a new blue gown, a loaf, a bottle of ale, and a leathern purse containing a penny for every year of the king's life. On the pewter badge which they wore were their name and the words "pass and repass," which authorized them to ask alms. The last beadsman died in Aberdeen in 1988. In consequence of its use in this general sense of pensioner, "bedesman" was long used in English as equivalent to "servant." The word had a special sense as the name for those almsmen attached to cathedrals and other churches, whose duty it was to pray for the souls of deceased benefactors.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEDESMEN

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BEDESMEN

batsmen
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businessmen
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craftsmen
dalesmen
groomsmen
linesmen
ombudsmen
outdoorsmen
plainclothesmen
salesmen
sidesmen
spokesmen
sportsmen
statesmen
tradesmen
tribesmen
upperclassmen

Synonyms and antonyms of bedesmen in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Trends of use of bedesmen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDESMEN»

The term «bedesmen» is barely ever used and occupies the 205.731 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDESMEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bedesmen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEDESMEN»

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Faith and Fabric: A History of Rochester Cathedral, 604-1994
the church, and that not in person but by paying for it to be done.190 For some bedesmen cleaning the church in person may well have been an impossible task ; the statutes, in requiring the bedesmen to do their duty 'so far as their infirmity ...
Nigel Yates, Paul A. Welsby, 1996
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Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society
Wife out of rofits of lands in Cambridgeshire to build a good convenient and ab e Alms House in Thaxted ' for xii Bedesmen and for con Channtery prest to dwell and inhabitte & as- much other lands tenements & hereditaments that each ...
Essex Archaeological Society, 1869
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The Law Reports: Court of Common Pleas
Percival (1), the facts were these : — Burleigh Hospital, a charitable foundation for a certain number of poor men called bedesmen, was governed by certain rules or ordinances which referred to "the feoffees and their heirs," who by lapse of ...
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, 1873
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The New Reports, Containing Cases Decided in the Courts of ...
If the Court shall be of opinion that this contention should have prevailed, the names are to be retained without reference to the remainder of this case. The 21st ordinance orders that the bedesmen shall have at the first their several rooms ...
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A series of original portraits and caricature etchings
In addition to this account by the " Author of Waverley," it may be added that the King's Bedesmen, as they are called, derived their name from the nature of the devotions they were enjoined to perform, having annually to " tell their beads" as  ...
John Kay, 1838
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Common Bench Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the ...
Burleigh Hospital, a charitable foundation for a certain number of poor men called bedesmen, was indowed prior to the statute 29 Eliz. c. 5 (an act for the incorporation of public charities), and was governed by certain rules or ordinances which ...
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott, 1866
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The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports ...
1'ercival (7), as to the bedesmen of Lord Burleigh's Hospital, decided in 1864. It had been decided in Simpson v. Wilkinson (6) in 1844, that they were entitled to vote ; but between 1844 and 1864 certain further facts were brought forward, from  ...
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The Law Journal Reports
That that was considered to be the law is also clearly shewn by the recent case of Roberts v.l'ercival{7), as fc> the bedesmen of Lord Burleigh's Hospital, decided in 1804. It had been decided in Simpson v. Wilkinson (0) in 1844, that they were ...
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The Warden
CHAPTER. 4. HIRAM'S. BEDESMEN. The parties most interested in the movement which is about to set Barchester by the ears were not the foremost to discuss the merit of the question, as is often the case; but when the bishop, the ...
Anthony Trollope, 2008
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Aberdeen Before 1800: A New History
... not beyond the realm of possibility. No female servants were allowed in the building, and no women visitors, except 'such as ar of Christian behaviour'. The bedesmen were to attend church daily, wearing their 66 ABERDEEN BEFORE l8OO.
E. Patricia Dennison, David Ditchburn, Michael Lynch, 2002

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEDESMEN»

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Daily Diary, June 25, 1915
Worcester Cathedral: Vacancy Among Bedesmen: Applications should be sent to the Chapter Clerk, The Edgar Tower, who will furnish ... «Worcester News, Jun 15»
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Village news December 18
The annual Bedesmen's Day will be held on Monday, December 22, when the Bedesmen process from the Town Hall to church for a short ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Dec 14»
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Village news December 11
The Bedesmen, resplendent in their cloaks and badges, process from the town hall to church for a short service at 11am led by Canon Richard ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Dec 14»
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Village news July 24
The annual garden party, organised by United Charities for the Bedesmen, Pressland Pensioners and Almshouses residents will be held next ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jul 14»
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Village news July 17
The annual garden party, organised by United Charities for the Bedesmen, Pressland Pensioners and Almshouses residents will be held on ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jul 14»
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This week's village news
The annual garden party, organised by United Charities for the Bedesmen, Pressland Pensioners and Almshouses residents will be held on ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jul 14»

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