bedeman

See beadsman. beden (bē'den), n. [ bedevil (bē-dev'l), v. t.; pret. and pp. bedeviled or bedevilled, ppr. bedeviling or bedevilling. [ Bedevilled and used worse than St. Bartholomew. Sterne, Sentimental Journey, I. 34. 2. To po e with or as with a devil. ridden, befooled; in all ages, bedevilled. One age, he is hagridden, bewitched; the next, priest Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, iii. 3. 3. To "play the devil with"; transform or confuse as if by the aid or agency of evil spirits; confound; muddle; corrupt; spoil. So bedevil a bottle of Geisenheim. know it from the greenest Tokay. you wouldn't Disraeli, Vivian Grey, vi. 4. To bewilder with worry; torment; bother; confuse.-5. To make a devil or devils of; bring into the condition of a devil: as, to be devil mankind.