beadle 
beadle
Definition
bea·dle (bēd′'l)
noun
- Historical a minor parish officer in the Church of England, who kept order in church
- Obsolete a messenger of a law court
Etymology: ME bidel (< OE bydel, akin to beodan, to bid, order), bedel < OFr bedel < Frank *bidal, akin to OE form
beadle
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: In 1846 Ratcliffe became a beadle at Halifax and later mace-bearer to the first mayor of the town.
Noun used with modifier
- parish: James Ellis brought a great presence to the role of Mr Bumble, the pompous parish beadle.
beadle Quotes
Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin'day, or Warren's blackin', or Rowland's oil, or some o'them low fellows; never you let yourself down to talk poetry, my boy.
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