Beadroll
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Beadroll is a noun meaning A catalogue of names; a pedigree, a long respected series.
Meaning
A catalogue of names; a pedigree, a long respected series.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A catalogue of people whose souls are to be prayed for.
Example Sentences
Dan Chaucer, well of English vndefyled, / On Fames eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.
It is quite startling, on going over the beadroll of English worthies, to find how few are directly represented in the male line.
Word Forms
- beadrolls
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bead, bede, bedesman, bedelry, boon, beenship.
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