beadhouse
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Beadhouse — Bead house , Bedehouse Bede house , n. [OE. bede prayer + E. house. See {Bead}, n.] An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beadhouse — [bēd′hous΄] n. an almshouse where the inmates were required to pray for its benefactors … English World dictionary
beadhouse — /ˈbidhaʊs/ (say beedhows) noun British (formerly) an almshouse whose beneficiaries were required to pray for the founder. Also, bedehouse. {bead (in obsolete sense prayer ) + house1} …
beadhouse — n. almshouse housing beadsmen … Dictionary of difficult words
beadhouse — /beed hows /, n., pl. beadhouses / how ziz/. (formerly) an almshouse in which the residents were required to pray for the founder. Also, bedehouse. [1125 75; ME; see BEAD, HOUSE] … Useful english dictionary
Bedehouse — Beadhouse Bead house , Bedehouse Bede house , n. [OE. bede prayer + E. house. See {Bead}, n.] An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bede|house — «BEED HOWS», noun. = beadhouse. (Cf. ↑beadhouse) … Useful english dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty God. Fuller … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedehouse — Bede house , n. Same as {Beadhouse}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedesman — 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. [1913 Webster] Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
