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wealsmen

wealsmen is the plural of wealsman.

Meaning of wealsman

Noun

wealsman (plural wealsmen)

  1. (archaic) A statesman.
    • Meeting two such wealsmen as you are — I cannot call you Lycurguses — if the drink you give me touch my palate adversely, I make a crooked face at it.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about wealsmen

What is wealsmen the plural of?
Wealsmen is the plural of wealsman.

Words near wealsmen in the dictionary

  1. wealing
  2. weally
  3. wealpublic
  4. weals
  5. wealsman
  6. wealsmen
  7. wealth
  8. wealth tax
  9. wealth taxes
  10. wealthe
  11. wealthen

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