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beadswoman

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beads⋅wom⋅an

[beedz-woom-uhn]
–noun, plural -wom⋅en. Archaic.
1. a woman who prays for another person as a duty, esp. when paid.
2. an almswoman.

Origin:
1325–75; earlier bedes woman, r. ME bedewoman; see bead, 's 1 , woman
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