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Daysman
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
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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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
an old English term meaning umpire or arbitrator . (Job 9:33)
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
An umpire or arbiter; a mediator. Neither is there any daysman betwixt us. Job ix. 33.