bedeman

From Middle English bedeman, equivalent to bead (“prayer”) +‎ man.

bedeman (plural bedemen)

1. (obsolete) beadsman

• beadmen, benamed

• bede-man, bede man, bedman
• beodemon (Early Middle English)

From bede +‎ man (“man”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛːd(ə)man/, /ˈbæːd(ə)man/, /ˈbɛd(ə)man/

bedeman (plural bedemen)

1. A petitioner; one who presents a petition or legal case.
2. A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another.
3. An almsman (pauper required to pray for a founder)
4. A term of address used for an individual attentive to one's needs.
5. (rare) An announcer; one employed to deliver a message.

• English: beadsman (obsolete beadman)
• Scots: bedesman

• “bēde-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.