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ˈbeadlery ? Obs. Forms: 7 bedellery, 7–8 bedelarie, -ary. [prob. ad. med.L. bedellāria, f. bedellus: see beadle and -ery, -ry.] The office or jurisdiction of a beadle.
1628Coke On Litt. 234 a, The offices of Steward, Constable, Bedelarie, Bayliwick, or other offices. 1679Blount Anc. Tenures 75 Bedellery is the same to a Bedel, as Bailywic to a Bailiff. 1691― Law Dict., Bedelary. |