Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BEDE'HOUSE
BEDE'HOUSE, n. [Sax. bead, a prayer, and house.]
Formerly, a hospital or alms-house, where the poor prayed for their founders and benefactors.
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BEDE'HOUSE, n. [Sax. bead, a prayer, and house.]
Formerly, a hospital or alms-house, where the poor prayed for their founders and benefactors.
Return to page 40 of the letter “B”.