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Beadle facts for kids

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A beadle is someone who works at a church or a Jewish synagogue and helps the clergy. A beadle's main job is to show people to their seats and to keep order during church services.

Like many words that describe a person's job, the word beadle can also be used as a last name.

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  • Lackadaisical-Beadle-Punch-1850

    Humorous drawing of a 19th-century beadle with mace (staff)

  • Mr Bumble 1889 Dickens Oliver Twist character by Kyd (Joseph Clayton Clarke)

    Mr. Bumble, a beadle in Oliver Twist, by 'Kyd' (Joseph Clayton Clarke)

  • Cam degree ceremony

    The Esquire Bedell of the University of Cambridge, carrying one of the university maces

  • Glasgow Caledonian University Mace

    The Ceremonial Bedellus of Glasgow Caledonian University carrying the university's ceremonial mace

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