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beadsman (n.)
[beadsman 词源字典]
"one who prays for another's benefit," early 13c.; see
bead
(n.) +
man
(n.).
[beadsman etymology, beadsman origin, 英语词源]
precatory (adj.)
1630s, from Late Latin
precatorius
"pertaining to petitioning," from
precatorem
"one who prays," agent noun from
precari
"to pray" (see
pray
).