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beadhouse

or bede·house

[ beed-hous ]

noun

, plural bead·hous·es [beed, -hou-ziz].
  1. (formerly) an almshouse in which the residents were required to pray for the founder.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of beadhouse1

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; bead, house

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