• Talesman

    Origin 1

    From tale + man.

    Full definition of talesman

    Noun

    talesman

    (plural talesmen)
    1. (rare) The author or relater of a tale; storyteller; a speaker of tales (male).

    Origin 2

    From tales + man.

    Noun

    talesman

    (plural talesmen)
    1. (legal) Someone summoned to a jury when a tales is awarded, to make up numbers.
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