beadledom
English
noun
Definitions
- Beadles collectively, and their characteristics as a class.
- Stupid or senseless officiousness.
Etymology
Suffix from English beadle.
Origin
English
beadle
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beadle English
- beadlehood English
- beadlery English
- beadleship English
- bid English
- subbeadle English
- bedel, bidel Middle English