"1112672461"^^ . . "Bedesman, or beadsman (Med. Eng. bede, prayer, from O. Eng. biddan, to pray; literally \"a man of prayer\"; and from Anglo Saxon \"bed\"), was generally a pensioner or almsman whose duty was to pray for his benefactor."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Beadsman"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2977998"^^ . . . . . . . . . "4578"^^ . . . "Bedesman, or beadsman (Med. Eng. bede, prayer, from O. Eng. biddan, to pray; literally \"a man of prayer\"; and from Anglo Saxon \"bed\"), was generally a pensioner or almsman whose duty was to pray for his benefactor."@en . . . . . . . .