Beadledom
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Beadles collectively, and their characteristics as a class; stupid officiousness.
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noun.
Beadles
collectively, and their characteristics as a class.
noun.
Stupid
or senseless
officiousness
.
Word Usage
"Constable, and in fact it was the day duty which embraced the peculiar dignity of beadledom."