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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

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.

Noun.

One who holds a tack or lease of land from another; a tenant or lessee. [Local.]