| 释义 |
tales
I. tales
plural of tale
present third singular of tale
II. ta·les \ˈtā(ˌ)lēz\ noun
(plural tales)
Etymology: Middle English, from the Medieval Latin phrase tales de circumstantibus such (persons) of the bystanders; from the use of the phrase in the writ summoning them
1. tales plural : persons added to a jury usually from those in or about the courthouse to make up a deficiency in the available number of jurors regularly summoned
2. : a judge's writ or order summoning the tales |