tales
[ teylz, tey-leez ]
/ teɪlz, ˈteɪ liz /
noun Law.
(used with a plural verb) persons chosen to serve on the jury when the original panel is insufficiently large: originally selected from among those present in court.
(used with a singular verb) the order or writ summoning such jurors.
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Origin of tales
1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin tālēs (dē circumstantibus) such (of the bystanders)
Words nearby tales
talent, talent scout, talent show, talented, taler, tales, talesman, taleteller, tali-, taliban, taliban movement
Definition for tales (2 of 2)
tale
[ teyl ]
/ teɪl /
noun
Origin of tale
before 900; Middle English; Old English talu series, list, narrative, story; cognate with Dutch taal speech, language, German Zahl number, Old Norse tala number, speech. See tell1
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British Dictionary definitions for tales (1 of 2)
tales
/ (ˈteɪliːz) /
noun law
(functioning as plural) a group of persons summoned from among those present in court or from bystanders to fill vacancies on a jury panel
(functioning as singular) the writ summoning such jurors
Derived forms of tales
talesman, nounWord Origin for tales
C15: from Medieval Latin phrase tālēs dē circumstantibus such men from among the bystanders, from Latin tālis such
British Dictionary definitions for tales (2 of 2)
tale
/ (teɪl) /
noun
Word Origin for tale
Old English talu list; related to Old Frisian tele talk, Old Saxon, Old Norse tala talk, number, Old High German zala number
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Idioms and Phrases with tales
tale
see old wives' tale; tall tale; tell tales; thereby hangs a tale.
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