daysman

[ deyz-muhn ]

noun

, Archaic.

, plural days·men.

1. an umpire; mediator.

Word History and Origins

Origin of daysman¹

1480–90; day + ’s ¹ + -man; compare day to submit for arbitration, apparently v. use of day

Example Sentences

He envied every daysman and drover in the tavern their manly speech.

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