HEADSMAN


Meaning of HEADSMAN in English

/hedz"meuhn/ , n. , pl. headsmen .

a public executioner who beheads condemned persons.

Also, headman .

[ 1595-1605; HEAD + 'S 1 + MAN 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .