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