Meaning of HEADMAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'hedmun
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- [n] the head of a tribe or clan
- [n] an executioner who beheads the condemned person
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| | Synonyms: | | chieftain, headsman, tribal chief |
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| | See Also: | | executioner, leader, pendragon, public executioner | |
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| | Definition: | | \Head"man`\, n.; pl. {Headmen}. [AS. he['a]fodman.]
A head or leading man, especially of a village community.
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| | Related Terms: | | alderman, archon, auditor, bailie, Big Brother, boatswain, boss, burghermaster, burgomaster, cabinet member, cabinet minister, chancellor, chief, chieftain, city councilman, city father, city manager, cock, commissar, commissioner, comptroller, controller, councillor, councilman, councilwoman, county commissioner, county supervisor, elder, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, gaffer, ganger, head, hierarch, honcho, induna, inspector, leader, legislator, lord mayor, magistrate, maire, master, mayor, minister, minister of state, monitor, noncommissioned officer, overman, overseer, portreeve, proctor, reeve, secretary, secretary of state, selectman, sirdar, slave driver, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, syndic, taskmaster, undersecretary, visitor, warden |
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