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Synonyms for beadle

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order.

Related words

Word family
beadledom beagle

Forms

Plural
beadles → bailiffs, apparitors…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
beadlerising
bailiffsteady
apparitorsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
bailiff2
9 letters
apparitor

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bailiff2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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bedeau
Español
ujier
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