beadsman

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
2. isim A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another.

   “Good Lord Cromwell, stand my friend: exert yourself for Thomas Howard, who is your daily beadsman, your debtor for life.”

3. isim A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.

   “Whereby ye shall bind me to be […]your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty God.”

4. isim A public almsman; one who received alms from the king, and was expected in return to pray for the royal welfare and that of the state; a licensed beggar.