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

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  1. n. A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
  2. n. Same as Beadsman.
  3. n. a male person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
  4. 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. Same as Beadsman. [Obs.]
  5. Same as Beadsman. [Obs.]
  6. n a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another