Bedel
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
In English Law. A crier or messenger of court, who summons men to appear and answer therein.
Cowell.
An inferior officer in a parish or liberty, or in an institution, such as the Blue Coat School in London. A subordinate officer of a university who walked with a mace before one of the officers on ceremonial occasions and performed other minor duties ordinarily. A herald to make public proclamations.
Cent Diet
The more usual spelling is Beadle, q. v.