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Webster 1913 Edition

Tales

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Ta′les

(tā′lēz)
,
Noun.
[L., pl. of
talis
such (persons).]
(Law)
(a)
pl.
Persons added to a jury, commonly from those in or about the courthouse, to make up any deficiency in the number of jurors regularly summoned, being like, or such as, the latter.
Blount.
Blackstone.
(b)
syntactically s
ing.
The writ by which such persons are summoned.
Tales book
,
a book containing the names of such as are admitted of the tales.
Blount.
Craig.
– ‖
Tales de circumstantibus
[L.]
,
such, or the like, from those standing about.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tales

TA'LES

,
Noun.
[L. talis,
plu.
tales.] In law, tales de circumstantibus, spectators in court, from whom the sheriff is to select men to supply any defect of jurors who are impaneled, but who may not appear, or may be challenged.

Definition 2024

Tales

Tales

See also: tales, talés, and tåles

German

Noun

Tales

  1. genitive singular of Tal

Usage notes

The standard genitive singular in spoken and present-day written language is Tals. The form Tales carries a connotation of old-fashioned or poetic style.

Spanish

Proper noun

Tales m

  1. Thales (philosopher)

tales

tales

See also: Tales, talés, and tåles

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teɪlz/
  • Rhymes: -eɪlz

Noun

tales

  1. plural of tale

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteɪliːz/

Noun

tales ‎(plural tales)

  1. (law) A person available to fill vacancies in a jury.
  2. (law) A book or register of people available to fill jury vacancies.
  3. (law) A writ to summon people to court to fill vacancies in a jury.
Derived terms

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

tales c

  1. genitive singular indefinite of tale

French

Verb

tales

  1. second-person singular present indicative of taler
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of taler

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

tālēs

  1. nominative masculine plural of tālis
  2. nominative feminine plural of tālis
  3. accusative masculine plural of tālis
  4. accusative feminine plural of tālis
  5. vocative masculine plural of tālis
  6. vocative feminine plural of tālis

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

tales

  1. passive form of tale

Spanish

Adjective

tales m pl

  1. plural of tal

Verb

tales

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of talar.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of talar.

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

tales

  1. (colloquial) first-person singular preterite of talu

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tales dales nhales thales
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːləs/, [ˈtʰaːləs]

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