beadswoman

 [beedz-woom-uhn]  

beads·wom·an

   [beedz-woom-uhn]
noun, plural beads·wom·en. Archaic.
1.
a woman who prays for another person as a duty, especially when paid.
2.
an almswoman.
Origin:
1325–75; earlier bedes woman, replacing Middle English bedewoman; see bead, 's1, woman
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