tales

A talesman.

A group of talesmen.

The writ allowing for a summons of jurors.

In law, a list or supply of persons summoned upon the first panel, or happening to be present in court, from whom the sheriff or clerk makes selections to supply the place of jurors who have been impaneled but are not in attendance.

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.

The writ by which such persons are summoned.

a book containing the names of such as are admitted of the tales.

such, or the like, from those standing about.

Plural form of tale.