bailsman
noun
a person who gives bail or acts as surety.
bailsmen
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pluralof bailsman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Who'll be his bailsmen?" said the Squire, coming away with his friend the parson from Heytesbury.
From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope
Would the magistrates let him out on bail, and who would be the bailsmen?
From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope
He had so far assented as to promise not to come forward himself, if other bailsmen could be procured.
From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope
"I live near them in Barsetshire, and I am one of his bailsmen."
From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope
Here by agreement they were met by Lucius Mason who was to act as one of the bailsmen for his mother's appearance at the trial.
From Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope
