Associations to the word «Beadle»

Wiktionary

BEADLE, noun. A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order
BEADLE, noun. (Scotland) (ecclesiastic) an attendant to the minister
BEADLE, noun. A warrant officer
BEADLE, proper noun. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Chauncey Delos Beadle (1866-1950).
BEADLE, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

BEADLE, noun. A minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function.
BEADLE, noun. United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley