TALES


Meaning of TALES in English

n. Law 1 a writ for summoning jurors to supply a deficiency. 2 a list of persons who may be summoned.

[ ME f. L tales (de circumstantibus) such (of the bystanders), the first words of the writ ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.