Main Entry: tales·man

Pronunciation: \ˈtālz-mən, ˈtā-lēz-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English tales talesmen, from Medieval Latin tales de circumstantibus such (persons) of the bystanders; from the wording of the writ summoning them

Date: 1679

1 : a person added to a jury usually from among bystanders to make up a deficiency in the available number of jurors
2 : a member of a large pool of persons called for jury duty from which jurors are selected