Definitions for "Beadle"
An officer in a university, who precedes public processions of officers and students.
An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the chastisement of petty offenders, etc.
Manorial official, usually assistant to reeve. (Gies, Frances and Joseph. Life in a Medieval Village, 243)
A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an apparitor or summoner.
United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)
The chief herald for the college.