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Tacksman

Tacks"man\, n.; pl. Tacksmen. (Scots Law) One who holds a tack or lease from another; a tenant, or lessee. --Sir W. Scott.

The tacksmen, who formed what may be called the "peerage" of the little community, must be the captains. --Macaulay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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