HEADMAN


Meaning of HEADMAN in English

/hed"meuhn, -man'/ , n. , pl. headmen /-meuhn, -men'/ .

1. a chief or leader.

2. headsman.

[ bef. 1000; ME he ( ve ) dman, OE heafodman. See HEAD, MAN 1 ]

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