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beadroll

British  
/ ˈbiːdˌrəʊl /

noun

  1. archaic a list of persons for whom prayers are to be offered

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It is quite startling, on going over the beadroll of English worthies, to find how few are directly represented in the male line.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Zounds, here's a beadroll of bills at the gate indeed; back, ye base!

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various

XL "God you reward, Sir Siegfried!" said the noble child, "For all your high deservings in honor's beadroll fil'd, The which I know from all men have won you fame and grace."

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

On Fame's eternal beadroll worthy to be field.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Fame's eternall beadroll, 302. eternal camping-ground, 181. proud temple shines afar, 670.

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various