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/taylz"meuhn, tay"leez meuhn/, n., pl. talesmen.a person summoned as one of the tales.[1670-80; TALES + MAN1]
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talesman — tales·man / tālz mən, tā lēz / n pl tales·men / mən/: a person summoned as one of the tales added to a jury Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. talesman … Law dictionary
Talesman — Tales man, n.; pl. {Talesmen}. (Law) A person called to make up a deficiency in the number of jurors when a tales is awarded. Wharton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
talesman — (n.) reserve member of a jury, 1670s, from tales writ ordering bystanders to serve (late 15c.), via Anglo Fr. (mid 13c.), from L. tales (in tales de circumstantibus such persons from those standing about, a clause featured in such a writ), noun… … Etymology dictionary
talesman — [tālz′mən, tā′lēzmən] n. pl. talesmen [tālz′mən, tā′lēzmən] a person summoned as one of the TALES … English World dictionary
talesman — s ( nen, talesmän, best. pl. talesmännen) representant, förespråkare … Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok
talesman — noun Etymology: Middle English tales talesmen, from Medieval Latin tales de circumstantibus such (persons) of the bystanders; from the wording of the writ summoning them Date: 1679 1. a person added to a jury usually from among bystanders to make … New Collegiate Dictionary
talesman — noun a) The author or relater of a tale; storyteller; a speaker of tales (male). b) Someone summoned to a jury when a tales is awarded, to make up numbers … Wiktionary
talesman — ta·les·man || teɪlzmÉ™n / lɪËz n. replacement juror (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
talesman — [ teɪli:zmən, teɪlz ] noun (plural talesmen) Law a person summoned by a tales … English new terms dictionary
talesman — tales·man … English syllables
