beadle

beadle (beed-[schwa]l).

1. Hist. A court crier with duties similar to those of a constable. See NUNTIUS(3).

2. Hist. Eccles. law. A minor parish officer who serves the vestry’s needs in various ways, including giving notice of the vestry’s meetings, executing its orders, and attending its inquests.

3. A macebearer at Oxford University or Cambridge University. — Also spelled bedel.

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译员黎川，在一家顶尖澳洲律师事务所的上海办公室担任全职法律翻译，擅长翻译涉及工业与制造业领域的法律文件。