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English
Etymology
From L. bidellus generalis
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�d�l|-i�d�l
Noun
en-noun
- a parish constable
- context|Scottish English|ecclesiastic an attendant to the minister
- a warrant officer
Quotations
1789, w:William Blake|William Blake, "Holy Thursday"
:Twas on a holy Thursday, their innocent faces clean,
:The children walking two and two in red and blue and green:
:Grey-headed beadles walked before, with wands as white as snow,
:Till into the high dome of Paul's they like Thames waters flow. - w:William Blake|William Blake, "Holy Thursday" (1789)
1929, w:Virginia Woolf|Virginia Woolf, w:A Room of One's Own|A Room of One's Own, Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 8
Translations
trans-top|a parish constable
trans-mid
Italian: sagrestano m
trans-bottom
trans-top|an attendant to the minister
trans-mid
ttbc|Italian: chierico m
trans-bottom
trans-top|a warrant officer
trans-mid
trans-bottom
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ttbc|Dutch: pedel
ang:beadle
fr:beadle
io:beadle
ru:beadle
fi:beadle
te:beadle
vi:beadle
zh:beadle
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