beadle

Pronunciation: /ˈbiːdəl/

The English word “beadle” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order.
An attendant to the minister.
A warrant officer.

Etymology

From Middle English bedel, bidel, from Old English bydel (“warrant officer, apparitor”), from Proto-West Germanic *budil, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz (“herald”), equivalent to bid + -le. Cognate with Dutch beul, German Büttel. More at bid.

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