beadle

beadle
noun
  1. (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
  1. Old English bydel 'a person who makes a proclamation', gradually superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French bedel, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Büttel, also bidCompare with bedel
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