beadle

[ beed-l ]

/ ˈbid l /

noun

a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, etc.

sexton (def. 2).

Origin of beadle

before 1000; Middle English bedel, dial. (SE) variant of bidel,Old English bydel apparitor, herald (cognate with German Büttel), equivalent to bud- (weak stem of bēodan to command) + -il noun suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM beadle

sub·bea·dle, nounun·der·bea·dle, noun

Words nearby beadle

beadeye, beadflush, beadhouse, beading, beading of ribs, beadle, beadledom, bead lightning, bead molding, bead plane, bead plant

Definition for beadle (2 of 2)

Beadle

[ beed-l ]

/ ˈbid l /

noun

George Wells, 1903–1989, U.S. biologist and educator: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1958.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for beadle

At the head walked the beadle, slashing about at the little boys.
Stories of Comedy|Various
Prices jumped about on every side, and so did little boys, whom the beadle chased, declaring he would have them there at no price.
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)|Various
"Here's my subscription toward the funeral," said the beadle, giving me back his shilling fee.
The Queen of Hearts|Wilkie Collins
“Hold your tongue, woman,” cried Mr Purkis, majestically—the beadle asserting itself over the husband.
A Little World|George Manville Fenn

She said that old Mr. Beadle had better speak to his own boy, who was Orton's fiercest rival at the dances.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for beadle (1 of 2)

beadle

/ (ˈbiːdəl) /

noun

(formerly, in the Church of England) a minor parish official who acted as an usher and kept order

(in Scotland) a church official attending on the minister

Judaism a synagogue attendantSee also shammes

an official in certain British universities and other institutions

Derived forms of beadle

beadleship, noun

Word Origin for beadle

Old English bydel; related to Old High German butil bailiff

British Dictionary definitions for beadle (2 of 2)

Beadle

/ (ˈbiːdəl) /

noun

George Wells . 1903–89, US biologist, who shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1958 for his work in genetics

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for beadle

Beadle

[ bēd′l ]

George Wells 1903-1989

American biologist. He shared a 1958 Nobel Prize for discovering how genes transmit hereditary characteristics.

单词	beadle
释义	beadle [ beed-l ] / ˈbid l / noun a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, etc. sexton (def. 2). Origin of beadle before 1000; Middle English bedel, dial. (SE) variant of bidel,Old English bydel apparitor, herald (cognate with German Büttel), equivalent to bud- (weak stem of bēodan to command) + -il noun suffix OTHER WORDS FROM beadle sub·bea·dle, nounun·der·bea·dle, noun Words nearby beadle beadeye, beadflush, beadhouse, beading, beading of ribs, beadle, beadledom, bead lightning, bead molding, bead plane, bead plant Definition for beadle (2 of 2) Beadle [ beed-l ] / ˈbid l / noun George Wells, 1903–1989, U.S. biologist and educator: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1958. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beadle At the head walked the beadle, slashing about at the little boys. Stories of Comedy\|Various Prices jumped about on every side, and so did little boys, whom the beadle chased, declaring he would have them there at no price. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)\|Various "Here's my subscription toward the funeral," said the beadle, giving me back his shilling fee. The Queen of Hearts\|Wilkie Collins “Hold your tongue, woman,” cried Mr Purkis, majestically—the beadle asserting itself over the husband. A Little World\|George Manville Fenn She said that old Mr. Beadle had better speak to his own boy, who was Orton's fiercest rival at the dances. In a Little Town\|Rupert Hughes British Dictionary definitions for beadle (1 of 2) beadle / (ˈbiːdəl) / noun (formerly, in the Church of England) a minor parish official who acted as an usher and kept order (in Scotland) a church official attending on the minister Judaism a synagogue attendantSee also shammes an official in certain British universities and other institutions Derived forms of beadle beadleship, noun Word Origin for beadle Old English bydel; related to Old High German butil bailiff British Dictionary definitions for beadle (2 of 2) Beadle / (ˈbiːdəl) / noun George Wells . 1903–89, US biologist, who shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1958 for his work in genetics Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for beadle Beadle [ bēd′l ] George Wells 1903-1989 American biologist. He shared a 1958 Nobel Prize for discovering how genes transmit hereditary characteristics. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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