Where does “beadhouse” come from?

beadhouse (English) comes from Old English bede.

beadhouse (English): An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for...

Definitions

  1. An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for...

Ancestry of “beadhouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbede
Every word from Old English bede