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Definition or meaning of the English word Beadle
A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an apparitor or summoner. (v.).
An officer in a university; who precedes public processions of officers and students. (v.).
An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties; as the preservation of order in church service; the chastisement of petty offenders; etc. (v.).
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