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Beçuanale'nd nm Bechuanaland (now Botswana)

beda' nf misfortune, mishap

bede'l
III§ nm 1 (Hist) payment paid to a substitute to satisfy one's required military or other duty 2 (Hist) person paid as substitute for military or other duty 3 [Pej] one who does another person's work
IV§ adv in vain, for nothing