Daysman

Daysman: An umpire or arbiter or judge (Job 9:33). This word is formed from the Latin diem dicere, i.e., to fix a day for hearing a cause. Such an one is empowered by mutual consent to decide the cause, and to "lay his hand", i.e., to impose his authority, on both, and enforce his sentence.

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Daysman — Days man (d[=a]z m[a^]n), n. [From day in the sense of day fixed for trial.] An umpire or arbiter; a mediator. [1913 Webster] Neither is there any daysman betwixt us. Job ix. 33. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
daysman — [dāz′mən] n. pl. daysmen [dāz′mən] Archaic an arbiter … English World dictionary
daysman — ˈdāzmən noun (plural daysmen) 1. [Middle English dayesman, from dayes (gen. of day day set for arbitration) + man] archaic : umpire, arbiter … Useful english dictionary
daysman — /dayz meuhn/, n., pl. daysmen. Archaic. an umpire; mediator. [1480 90; DAY + S1 + MAN; cf. day to submit for arbitration, appar. v. use of DAY] * * * … Universalium
daysman — noun /ˈdeɪzmən/ a) 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 [...]’. b) A labourer who works… … Wiktionary
daysman — n. (Archaic) umpire, arbiter; mediator … English contemporary dictionary
daysman — days·man … English syllables
daysman — An arbitrator, umpire, or elected judge … Black's law dictionary
daysman — An arbitrator, umpire, or elected judge … Black's law dictionary
daysman — An arbiter … Ballentine's law dictionary

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