beadle

bea·dle

noun \ˈbē-d^əl\

Definition of BEADLE

: a minor parish official whose duties include ushering and preserving order at services and sometimes civil functions

Origin of BEADLE

Middle English bedel messenger, from Old English bydel; akin to Old High German butil bailiff, Old English bēodan to command — more at bid

First Known Use: 1581

Rhymes with BEADLE

aedile, creedal, daedal, needle, wheedle