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beadswoman

[ beedz-woom-uhn ]

noun

, Archaic.
, plural beads·wom·en.
  1. a woman who prays for another person as a duty, especially when paid.
  2. an almswoman.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of beadswoman1

1325–75; earlier bedes woman, replacing Middle English bedewoman; bead, 's 1, woman

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