† ˈpaleman Obs.
[f. pale n.1 + man n.]
1. = paler.
1503 Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. II. 372 Item..to the pale men of the park of Strivelin..in drinksilver, xiiij s. |
2. A man of the English Pale in Ireland.
1851 Kelly tr. Cambrensis Eversus III. 158 note, A feeling for other Irishmen not unlike what the old palemen had against the mere Irish. |