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Definition of Tacksman

Tacksman
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.

Meaning of Tacksman from wikipedia

- A tacksman (Scottish Gaelic: Fear-Taic, meaning "supporting man"; most common Scots spelling: takisman) was a landholder of intermediate legal and social...
- was a member of the minor gentry of Clan MacDonald of Clanranald, being tacksman and leaseholder of Milton and Balivanich. She had two brothers, Angus,...
- marries a dashing Highland warrior named Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), a tacksman of Clan Fraser of Lovat. Here, Claire becomes embroiled in the Jacobite...
- beginning of the 18th century. They were tenants at will underneath the tacksman and wadsetters, but practically their tenure was secure enough. The first...
- across Scotland highlighted the changed role of clan chiefs.: 37-46  A tacksman (a member of the daoine uaisle, sometimes described as "gentry" in English)...
- register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were the local Clan MacGregor tacksman, Donald Glas MacGregor, and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from...
- were steadily eliminated over the last quarter of the 18th century. A tacksman (a member of the daoine uaisle, sometimes described as 'gentry' in English)...
- The MacCarthy dynasty of Muskerry is a tacksman branch of the MacCarthy Mor dynasty, the Kings of Desmond. The MacCarthy of Muskerry are a cadet branch...
- minister. Under the influence of a relative, Allan MacDonald, the former Tacksman of Kingsburgh, Skye and the husband of the Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald...
- be held in Gairloch commemorating John Mackay (1656–1754) piper to the Tacksman of Clan Mackenzie of Gairloch.[citation needed] Regarding Scottish Gaelic...