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Definition of Beadle
1. Noun. A minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function.
Generic synonyms: Functionary, Official
2. Noun. United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989).
Definition of Beadle
1. n. A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an apparitor or summoner.
Definition of Beadle
1. a parish official [n -S]
Medical Definition of Beadle
1. 1. A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; called also an apparitor or summoner. 2. An officer in a university, who precedes public processions of officers and students. In this sense the archaic spellings bedel (Oxford) and bedell (Cambridge) are preserved. 3. An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the chastisement of petty offenders, etc. Origin: OE. Bedel, bidel, budel, OF. Bedel, F. Bedeau, fr. OHG. Butil, putil, G. Buttel, fr. OHG. Biotan, G. Bieten, to bid, confused with AS. Bydel, the same word as OHG. Butil. See. Bid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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