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.
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
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tale
tail taleExample sentences from the Web for tales
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
Idioms and Phrases with tales
tale
see old wives' tale; tall tale; tell tales; thereby hangs a tale.