n.
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century
1 a \ ' hed- ' man \ : FOREMAN , OVERSEER b \ - ' man, - ˌ man \ : a lesser chief of a primitive community
2 \ -m ə n \ : HEADSMAN
n.
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century
1 a \ ' hed- ' man \ : FOREMAN , OVERSEER b \ - ' man, - ˌ man \ : a lesser chief of a primitive community
2 \ -m ə n \ : HEADSMAN
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012