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beadhouse

beadhouse noun: an almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.

Noun

beadhouse (plural beadhouses)

  1. (historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.

Forms of beadhouse

pluralbeadhouses
alternative formbedehouse

Origin of beadhouse

Old English bede prayer + English house.

Questions about beadhouse

What does beadhouse mean?
Beadhouse means an almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
What part of speech is beadhouse?
Beadhouse is a noun.
What is the plural of beadhouse?
The plural of beadhouse is beadhouses.

Words near beadhouse in the dictionary

  1. beadery
  2. beadful
  3. beadfuls
  4. beadhook
  5. beadhooks
  6. beadhouse
  7. beadhouses
  8. beadier
  9. beadies
  10. beadiest
  11. beadily

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