- daysmen
- n. (Archaic) umpire, arbiter; mediator
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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daysman — /dayz meuhn/, n., pl. daysmen. Archaic. an umpire; mediator. [1480 90; DAY + S1 + MAN; cf. day to submit for arbitration, appar. v. use of DAY] * * * … Universalium
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