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  1. n. Alt. of Bedesman
  2. n. a male person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
  3. 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.
  4. n a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another