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head⋅man

[hed-muhn, -man]
–noun, plural -men [-muhn, -men] .
1. a chief or leader.
2. headsman.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME he(ve)dman, OE hēafodman. See head, man 1

heads⋅man

[hedz-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
a public executioner who beheads condemned persons.
Also, headman.


Origin:
1595–1605; head + 's 1 + man 1
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head·man   (hěd'mən, -mān')   
n.  
  1. The chief man especially of a tribal or traditional village.

  2. A headsman.

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