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beadle
bea·dle B0131600 (bēd′l)n. A minor parish official formerly employed in an English church to usher and keep order during services.
[Middle English bedel, herald (from Old English bydel) and from Old French bedel (from Medieval Latin bedellus, from Old High German butil; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots).]beadle (ˈbiːdəl) n1. (Anglicanism) (formerly, in the Church of England) a minor parish official who acted as an usher and kept order2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (in Scotland) a church official attending on the minister3. (Judaism) Judaism a synagogue attendant. See also shammes4. (Education) an official in certain British universities and other institutions[Old English bydel; related to Old High German butil bailiff] ˈbeadleship n
Beadle (ˈbiːdəl) n (Biography) George Wells. 1903–89, US biologist, who shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1958 for his work in geneticsbea•dle (ˈbid l)
n. 1. a parish officer who performs various duties, as keeping order during the service. 2. sexton (def. 2). [before 1000; Middle English bedel, dial. (SE) variant of bidel, Old English bydel apparitor, herald] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | beadle - a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial functionBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomfunctionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office | | 2. | Beadle - United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)George Beadle, George Wells Beadle |
Translationsbeadle
beadle1. (formerly, in the Church of England) a minor parish official who acted as an usher and kept order 2. (in Scotland) a church official attending on the minister 3. Judaism a synagogue attendant 4. an official in certain British universities and other institutions Beadle
Bea·dle (bēd′l), George Wells 1903-1989. American biologist. He shared a 1958 Nobel Prize for discovering how genes transmit hereditary characteristics.Beadle
BEADLE. Eng. law. A messenger or apparitor of a court, who cites persons to appear to what is alleged against them, is so called. beadle
Words related to beadlenoun a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial functionRelated Words- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- functionary
- official
noun United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)Synonyms- George Beadle
- George Wells Beadle
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