tacksman

British  

/ ˈtæksmən /

noun

1. a leaseholder, esp a tenant in the Highlands who sublets

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Etymology

Origin of tacksman

C16: from _tack ⁴

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Example Sentences

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tacksman

On the land which you hold as owner or tacksman, are there many of the tenants who are fishermen and are employed by your firm?-Yes,

From Second Shetland Truck System Report by William Guthrie

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 Alexander Mackenzie

Robert Mouat was formerly tacksman of Channerwick and Levenwick under Mr. Bruce?-Yes.

From Second Shetland Truck System Report by William Guthrie

Flora Macdonald—or "Flory," as she always wrote her name, even in her marriage contract—born in 1722, was a daughter of Ranald Macdonald, tacksman of Milton, in South Uist, an island of the Hebrides.

From An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America by J. P. (John Patterson) MacLean

Anne, who married John Macintyre, tacksman of Letterewe, with issue.

From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Alexander Mackenzie

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