# tales

Pronunciation: say "TAYLZ" /teɪlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of tale. — plural of tale
   - Simple: Plural of tale. Use this when talking about more than one story.
   - _These folk tales have been passed down for many generations._
   - _The sailor's tales of distant ports kept the whole table listening._
2. A person available to be called in to fill an empty place on a jury. (pronounced: say "TAY-leez" US /ˈteɪliz/, UK /ˈteɪliːz/)
   - Simple: Someone who can be added to a jury when there are not enough jurors.
   - _The sheriff summoned tales from among the bystanders to complete the panel._
   - _Two of the tales had been sitting in the public gallery only minutes before they were sworn._
3. A writ that summons additional people to court to fill vacancies in a jury. (pronounced: say "TAY-leez" US /ˈteɪliz/, UK /ˈteɪliːz/)
   - Simple: A legal order that calls extra people to court to fill empty jury seats.
   - _Counsel asked the court to award a tales after three jurors were excused._
   - _The sheriff returned the tales with four new names, and the trial resumed after lunch._
4. A book or register listing people available to fill vacancies in a jury. (pronounced: say "TAY-leez" US /ˈteɪliz/, UK /ˈteɪliːz/)
   - Simple: A list or book of people who can be called to fill empty jury seats.
   - _The clerk opened the tales and read out the next available name._
   - _Names of qualified citizens were entered in the tales each court term._
5. Alternative form of tallit. — Alternative form of tallit (“Jewish prayer shawl”). (pronounced: say "TAH-luhs" US /ˈtɑləs/, UK /ˈtɑːləs/)
   - Simple: Alternative form of tallit, a shawl worn during Jewish prayer.

## Verb

6. Third-person singular simple present indicative of tale. *(obsolete)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of tale
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of tale. An old or dialect verb, used with he, she, it, or a singular noun.

## Origin

From the Latin plural of "talis," meaning "such (persons)."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tales (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).