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 […]