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Beadle
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “originally a title given to a saxon officer who summoned householders to council”. Today it says “official who may usher”. This article was not filed under it. Today it is filed under Christian religious occupations; Jewish religious occupations; Protective service occupations.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Look up beadle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.1 Beadle was originally a title given to a Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.2 Contemporarily it refers to a parish constable; in the Scottish church one who attends the minister during divine service .3
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “originally a title given to a saxon officer who summoned householders to council”. Today it says “official who may usher”. This article was not filed under it. Today it is filed under Christian religious occupations; Jewish religious occupations; Protective service occupations. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
originally a title given to a saxon officer who summoned householders to council
Now
official who may usher
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