tacksman
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tacksman
C16: from tack 4
Example Sentences
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The tenants on the Ollaberry property in Northmaven parish are obliged to fish to a firm, of which the principal member is Mr. John Anderson, Hillswick, brother of the proprietor and tacksman of the estate.
From Second Shetland Truck System Report by Guthrie, William
Annabella, who married John Maciver of Tournaig, and afterwards tacksman of Gress, in the Lewis, with issue.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
"So that there is no difference between the former tacksman and his serf except the relative size of their farms?"
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 by Various
The sixth son was Roderick Mackenzie, tacksman of Tighnafaoilin, who married Barbara, daughter of Alexander Mackenzie, I. of Ardloch, with issue, among others, Margaret, who married Captain John Mackenzie, VI. of Ballone.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
The tacksman is necessarily a man capable of securing to the laird the whole rent, and is commonly a collateral relation.'
From Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) by Boswell, James
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