(Brit.)a ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution (英)教区执事;大学仪仗官 ■(Scottish)a church officer attending on the minister (苏格兰)(侍奉牧师的)教区牧师助理 ■(historical)a minor parish officer dealing with petty offenders (史)(负责轻罪犯的)教区小官吏
语源
Old English bydel 'a person who makes a proclamation', gradually superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French bedel, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Büttel, also bidCompare with bedel