Bedesman, or beadsman (Middle English bede, 'prayer', from the Old English biddan, 'to pray'; lit. 'a man of prayer'; and from the Anglo-Saxon bed), was generally a pensioner or almsman whose duty was to pray for his benefactor. == Function == A beadsman (or beadswoman) in Medieval times occupied their position as attached to the crown and churches in Scotland and England.
Bedesman, or beadsman (Middle English bede, 'prayer', from the Old English biddan, 'to pray'; lit. 'a man of prayer'; and from the Anglo-Saxon bed), was generally a pensioner or almsman whose duty was to pray for his benefactor. == Function == A beadsman (or beadswoman) in Medieval times occupied their position as attached to the crown and churches in Scotland and England.
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