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Tales

//teɪlz// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of tale form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A person available to fill vacancies in a jury.
  3. 3
    Alternative form of tallit (“Jewish prayer shawl”). alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    A book or register of people available to fill jury vacancies.
  5. 5
    A writ to summon people to court to fill vacancies in a jury.
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of tale dialectal, form-of, indicative, obsolete, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

From Latin plural of talis (“such (persons)”).

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