"reserve member of a jury," 1679, from tales "writ ordering bystanders to serve" (1495), via Anglo-Fr. (c.1250), from L. tales (in tales de circumstantibus "such persons from those standing about," a clause featured in such a writ), noun use of pl. of talis "such."
Main Entry: tales·man Pronunciation: 'tAlz-m&n, 'tA-lEz- Function: noun Inflected Form: pluraltales·men/-m&n/ : a person summoned as one of the tales added to a jury
[teylz-muh
n, tey-leez-muh