beadsman

/beedz-muhn/US // ˈbidz mən //UK // (ˈbiːdzmən) //

串珠人,串珠者,串珠师,串珠家

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural beads·men.Archaic.
- : a person who prays for another as a duty, especially when paid.
- : an inmate of a poorhouse; almsman.

What can be better touched than the figures of the beadsman and the old nurse Angela?
A beadsman was an inmate of an almshouse who was bound to pray for the founders of the house.
"Only Carey, the wandering beadsman of Pittenweem," replied the son.
Henry followed the beadsman, who hurried on towards Falconcleugh.
A beadsman, it is scarcely requisite to remark, is an individual who is bound to pray for the person by whom he is supported.