Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

On Fame's eternal beadroll worthy to be field.

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

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

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

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations 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

In our beadroll of the world's greatest writers I shall mention only one more, Goethe.

From The Booklover and His Books by Harry Lyman Koopman

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training