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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23860" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23860" /> == | ||
<p> derived by Spelman, Vossius, and others from Sax. Bidel, which signifies a crier; thus bishops, in many old Saxon | <p> derived by Spelman, Vossius, and others from Sax. Bidel, which signifies a crier; thus bishops, in many old Saxon MSS., are called the "Bedells of God," praecones Dei. The name is now applied in [[England]] almost exclusively to the bedells of the. universities, who carry the mace before the chancellor or vice-chancellor. Martene says that the inferior apparitors, who cited persons to court, were also called bedells. '''''—''''' Landon, Eccl. Dict. 2, 121. </p> <p> (See [[Beadle]]). </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68913" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68913" /> == |