beadroll \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology:bead (I) + roll 1.archaic: a list of persons for whom prayers were to be said 2.: an often long list or series of names : catalog < the beadroll of substantive and noteworthy poems in English — George Saintsbury > 3.: rosary 4.: a bookbinder's finishing roll designed to impart a bead pattern