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TALESMAN
Etymology 1
Noun
talesman (plural talesmen)
(obsolete) The (male) author or relater of a tale; storyteller.
Etymology 2
Noun
talesman (plural talesmen)
(legal) Someone summoned to a jury when a tales is awarded, to make up numbers.
Anagrams
• altnames, last name, last-name, slametan
Source: Wiktionary
Tales"man, n.; pl. Talesmen (. (Law)
Definition: A person called to make up a deficiency in the number of jurors when a tales is awarded. Wharton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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