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# beadle

noun (beadles)

«beadle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old use) A beadle was a minor officer in a town or parish who kept order, called people to meetings or rang the bell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beadle/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old town stories, a local officer who comes in with news or to keep order

### Examples

- The beadle rang the bell for the meeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beadle/#x1)
- The town beadle ran in with the news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beadle/#x2)
- In the old village the beadle walked in front of the mayor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beadle/#x3)
- The beadle kept the crowd quiet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beadle/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «beadle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beadle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«beadle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/beadle.html) on Mova free.