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prettygoodwordbedel (BEED-l) - n., an administrative officer at universities in several European countries, often in charge of discipline.
In Dutch it's pedel, in German it's Pedell, in Swedish it's pedell, but they're all the same word -- as is beadle, a parish official similar to a sexton. Note that it's usually spelled bedell at Cambridge, because of course Cambridge different. In Medieval Latin it was pedellus/bedellus/bidellus, from Old High German bital/pital, one who invites -- as in invites students out of bounds after hours into his office.
---L.
In Dutch it's pedel, in German it's Pedell, in Swedish it's pedell, but they're all the same word -- as is beadle, a parish official similar to a sexton. Note that it's usually spelled bedell at Cambridge, because of course Cambridge different. In Medieval Latin it was pedellus/bedellus/bidellus, from Old High German bital/pital, one who invites -- as in invites students out of bounds after hours into his office.
---L.
