Usually means: Recipient of charity for prayers.
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  1. bedesman: Merriam-Webster
  2. bedesman: Collins English Dictionary
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  4. bedesman: Wordnik
  5. bedesman: Wiktionary
  6. bedesman: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. Bedesman, bedesman: Dictionary.com
  8. Bedesman: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. bedesman: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. bedesman: Rhymezone
  11. Bedesman: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. bedesman: FreeDictionary.org
  13. bedesman: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. bedesman: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  Obsolete form of beadsman. [(historical) A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.]

Similar:
beadsman, beadman, pleaseman, beseecher, beggarman, bidder, beggar, almsman, petitioner, preachman, more...

Opposite:
bedeswoman, bedesperson, bedesmaid

Adjectives:
old, daily, poor, puir, faithful, cautious, humble, aged, probationary, sincere

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Similar:
beadsman, beadman, pleaseman, beseecher, beggarman, bidder, beggar, almsman, petitioner, preachman, more...

Opposite:
bedeswoman, bedesperson, bedesmaid

Adjectives:
old, daily, poor, puir, faithful, cautious, humble, aged, probationary, sincere



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