name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bedel
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CMU ARPABET: B IH0 D EH1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An administrative official at universities in several European countries, often with a policiary function at the time when universities had their own jurisdiction over students.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
- Oxford today has four bedels, representing Divinity, Law, Medicine, and Arts.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: poker
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Bedel.
Borrowed from Medieval Latin pedellus, bedellus, bidellus, from Middle English bedel; cognate with beadle.
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