Definition of Bedell

1. Noun. (obsolete) (alternative spelling of beadle) ¹

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Definition of Bedell

1. bedel [n -S] - See also: bedel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedell

bedeafening
bedeafens
bedeal
bedeck
bedecked
bedecked(p)
bedecking
bedecks
bedeem
bedeen
bedeguar
bedeguars
bedehouse
bedehouses
bedel
bedell (current term)
bedells
bedelries
bedelry
bedels
bedelve
bedeman
bedemen
beden
bederal
bederals
bederite
bedes
bedesman
bedesmen

Literary usage of Bedell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1860)
"but this may not have been bedell. A Bible in Irish character, ... bedell: which copy was sold with the rest of Mr. Baker's books at an auction in Cambridge ..."

2. Family Records, Or, Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley and by John Littell (1851)
"There was also an Elder Jacob bedell. ELDER JOHN bedell, married ... Susannah, Old MII bedell, widow of Elder Jacob bedell, died 9th September, 1773, » * 5. ..."

3. Works of the Camden Society by Camden Society (Great Britain), Royal Historical Society (Great Britain) (1872)
"A. bedell being, observes His Grace of Dublin, grievously afflicted with the ... Ambrose bedell to the Archbishop of Canterbury (Tanner Collection xxxv. ..."

4. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year by New-York Historical Society, George Folsom (1901)
"bedell, Amos, 324. bedell, Bettsy, 324. bedell, Catharine. 13. bedell, Israel, 74. bedell, John, 40. bedell, John, Jr.. 13. bedell, Joseph, 103, 324. ..."

5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"bedell, in issuing the forged chucks and fabricating the false papers to conceal his crimes, did not act as the plaintiffs' agent, and his acts in this ..."

6. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1882)
"1882. ix. and 194 pages. f The bedell Lecture for 1881. The World's Witness to Jesus Christ The power of Christianity in developing modern civilization. ..."

7. Introduction to the Study of English History by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1903)
"bedell, and the Dukes of Hamilton. The Life of Colonel Hutchinson,1 by his widow, ... The Lives of BISHOP bedell 4 supply a graphic description of the ..."

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