Bede

UK: /biːd/ US: (bēd)

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Bede  (bēd), n. 

1. Ancient History, Biographical Saint ("the Venerable Bede''), a.d. 673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian: wrote earliest history of England.

Also, Baeda. 

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Bede / biːd/ noun

1. Saint, known as the Venerable Bede. ?673–735 ad, English monk, scholar, historian, and theologian, noted for his Latin Ecclesiastical History of the English People (731). Feast day: May 27 or 25
   Latin name: Baeda