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daysman

/ˈdeɪzmən/

daysman noun: an arbiter, referee, mediator.

Noun

daysman (plural daysmen)

  1. (archaic) An arbiter, referee, mediator.
    • Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 9:33
    • in Switzerland (we are informed by Simlerus), ‘they had some common arbitrators or daysmen in every town, that made a friendly composition betwixt man and man […]’., New York, 2001, p.85
  2. A labourer who works during the day.

Forms of daysman

pluraldaysmen

Origin of daysman

From day + -s- + -man.

Questions about daysman

What does daysman mean?
Daysman means an arbiter, referee, mediator.
What part of speech is daysman?
Daysman is a noun.
How do you pronounce daysman?
Daysman is pronounced /ˈdeɪzmən/.
What is the plural of daysman?
The plural of daysman is daysmen.

Words near daysman in the dictionary

  1. daysides
  2. daysight
  3. daysleeper
  4. daysleepers
  5. dayslong
  6. daysman
  7. daysmen
  8. Dayson
  9. dayspring
  10. daysprings
  11. daystar

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