head-man

head·man

[hed-muhn, -man]
noun, plural head·men [-muhn, -men] .
1.
a chief or leader.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English he(ve)dman, Old English hēafodman. See head, man1

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headman (ˈhɛdmən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -men
1.  anthropol a chief or leader
2.  a foreman or overseer

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