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Noun: bedeswoman (bedeswomen)  'beedz,wû-mun
  1. A female person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
    "The bedeswoman spent hours in quiet contemplation, offering prayers for her patrons";
    - beadswoman [archaic]

Derived forms: bedeswomen

Type of: adult female, prayer, supplicant, woman