Bedral

/ˈbɛdrəl/ noun

A minor official in a college or university, traditionally responsible for maintaining order and managing the buildings.

From Medieval Latin 'bedrellus' or Scottish 'bedral,' possibly derived from 'bed' in the sense of a jurisdictional area or from Low German origins. The word was especially common in Scottish and English universities.

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