What does daysman mean?
Daysman means (archaic) An arbiter, referee, mediator..
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/ˈdeɪzmən/ · noun
(archaic) An arbiter, referee, mediator..
in Switzerland (we are informed by Simlerus), ‘they had some common arbitrators or daysmen in every town, that made a friendly composition betwixt man and man […]’.
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
Now, my darlings, let mother be the daysman between you […].
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Daysman means (archaic) An arbiter, referee, mediator..
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in Switzerland (we are informed by Simlerus), ‘they had some common arbitrators or daysmen in every town, that made a friendly composition betwixt man and man […]’.
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