单词 | beadlehood |
释义 | beadlehoodn. The state or dignity of a beadle. ΚΠ 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. xvii. 273 Mr. Bumble..was in the full bloom and pride of beadleism. [Later edd. read ‘beadledom,’ and ‘beadlehood.’ The latter is in the C.D. ed.] Derivatives beadleism n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > beadle > position or function of beadleship1613 beadlery1628 beadleism1838 beadle-office1876 1838Beadleism [see main sense]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1838 |
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