wealsman

English

Etymology

From weal +‎ -s- +‎ man.

Noun

wealsman (plural wealsmen)

  1. (archaic) A statesman.
    • 1605, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus:
      Meeting two such wealsmen as you are — I cannot call you Lycurguses — if the drink you give me touch my palate adversely, I make a crooked face at it.
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