daysman

/ˈdeɪzmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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Archaic

noun

"Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both."
"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 […]’."
"Now, my darlings, let mother be the daysman between you […]."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-West Germanic *dag Old English dæġ Middle English day English day English -s- English -man English daysman From day + -s- + -man.

daysmen (plural)

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How do you pronounce daysman?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdeɪzmən/.

What does daysman mean?

An arbiter, referee, mediator.

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