beadlehoodn.
The state or dignity of a beadle.
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1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. xvii. 273 Mr. Bumble..was in the full bloom and pride of beadleism. [Later edd. read ‘beadledom,’ and ‘beadlehood.’ The latter is in the C.D. ed.]
Derivatives
beadleism n.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > beadle > position or function of
beadleship1613
beadlery1628
beadleism1838
beadle-office1876
1838Beadleism [see main sense].
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