bedesman
Bedes"man, n. Defn: Same as Beadsman. [Obs.] Beads"man, Bedes"man, n.; pl. -men (. Defn: A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman. Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty God. Fuller.