Tales
/teɪlz/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of tale form-of, plural
- 2 A person available to fill vacancies in a jury.
- 3 Alternative form of tallit (“Jewish prayer shawl”). alt-of, alternative
- 4 A book or register of people available to fill jury vacancies.
- 5 A writ to summon people to court to fill vacancies in a jury.
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of tale dialectal, form-of, indicative, obsolete, present, singular, third-person
Example
More examples"Don't tell tales out of school."
Etymology
From Latin plural of talis (“such (persons)”).