bedesman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He therefore uttered with a hasty and trembling voice—"Your lordship's honour is mistaken—I am not of your persuasion, nor a clergyman, but, with all reverence, only puir Edie Ochiltree, the king's bedesman and your honour's."
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir
Thy faithful bedesman, one in worldly matters No prudent judge, ventures today to offer His voice to thee.
From Boris Godunov: a drama in verse by Hayes, Alfred
Or prayer of bedesman, praying mild, As a cup of water a feverish child, Sooth thee at last, in dreamless mood To sleep the sleep a dead lady should?
From Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women by MacDonald, George
The ancient bedesman was hurt, and possibly, had he been a younger man, he would have hurt this scoffer in return.
From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Harper, Charles G.
And so praying you, ghostly father, for your blessing, I greet you well, and rest your grateful bedesman and servant,
From The Prince and the Page; a story of the last crusade by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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