daysman

American  

[deyz-muhn] / ˈdeɪz mən /

noun

Archaic.

• daysmen
  plural

1. an umpire; mediator.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• daysmen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of daysman

1480–90; day + ’s ¹ + -man; compare day to submit for arbitration, apparently v. use of day

Example Sentences

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daysman daysmen

He envied every daysman and drover in the tavern their manly speech.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 by Various

Who then is to be the daysman between us?

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Edward Miller

Six rainless years brought famine and distress, whereupon they besought Him to send one of His counsellors who should be their daysman, and should undertake their cause and care for them.

From Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 by Frank F. Ellinwood

For what are you, 2 That make yourself his daysman, to prolong daysman > arbitrator prolong > postpone 3 The vengeance prest?

From The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 by Edmund Spenser

Where shall a daysman be found to lay his hands on both, and advocate the desperate-like cause of sinners?

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning

"I know what Snorri wishes," said Gudmund the powerful, "he wants that all we daysmen should give such a sum as our bounty will bestow, and then many will do as we do."

From The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga by George Webbe Dasent

Thus inconsistent he is with himself: one while these governors must be pastors; another while arbitrators or daysmen about private differences; another while gifts, not officers; another while he cannot easily prove what they were.

From The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London by

Then men went from the Hill of Laws and to their booths, but the daysmen gathered together in the freemen's churchyard the money which they had promised to give.

From The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor by Unknown

Then men went from the Court of Laws and to their booths, but the daysmen gathered together in the freeman's church-yard the money which they had promised to give.

From The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga by George Webbe Dasent

"I know what Snorri wishes," said Gudmund the Powerful, "he wants that all we daysmen should give such a sum as our bounty will bestow, and then many will do as we do."

From The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor by Unknown