Definitionen
1.NounA petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
2.NounA man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another.
3.NounA poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
4.NounA public almsman; one who received alms from the king, and was expected in return to pray for the royal welfare and that of the state; a licensed beggar.