beadswoman
American
[beedz-woom-uhn]
/ ˈbidzˌwʊm ən /
noun
Archaic.
beadswomen
plural
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a woman who prays for another person as a duty, especially when paid.
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an almswoman.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of beadswoman
1325–75; earlier bedes woman, replacing Middle English bedewoman; see bead, 's 1, woman
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