Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.