talesman
noun
a person summoned as one of the tales.
talesmen
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pluralof talesman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He excused only those talesmen who said they had formed a firm opinion as to Sinclair's guilt or innocence.
From Time Magazine Archive
But even in Lawrenceburg 736 talesmen had had to be questioned before twelve reasonably unprejudiced jurors could be found.
From Time Magazine Archive
But few talesmen had read about the case at all.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two hundred talesmen were examined before twelve unprejudiced jurymen could be found.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stuart, tried before twelve regularly impaneled talesmen and defended by an advocate, cut matters short by a voluntary confession of his crimes.
From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Louis J. (Louis John) Stellman
