['bi:dzmәn]
n.
(=beadsman)救济院之受施者, 乞丐

[ noun ]
a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
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Bedesman \Bedes"man\, n.
Same as {Beadsman}. [Obs.]


Beadsman \Beads"man\, Bedesman \Bedes"man\, n.; pl. {-men}.
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. --Fuller.