beadle

== English == === Alternative forms === bedel, bedell (obsolete) bedral, bethral, betherel (Scotland) === Etymology === From Middle English bedel, bidel, from Old English bydel (“warrant officer, apparitor”), from Proto-West Germanic *budil, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz (“herald”), equivalent to bid +‎ -le. Cognate with Dutch beul, German Büttel. More at bid. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): [ˈbiːdəɫ] Rhymes: -iːdəl === Noun === beadle (plural beadles) A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order. (Scotland, ecclesiastical) An attendant to the minister. A warrant officer. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Bedale, bealed, bedeal, belead