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headman definition

head·man (hed′mən, -man′)

noun pl. headmen -·men (-mən, -men′)

  1. a leader, chief, or overseer
  2. Rare a headsman

Etymology: ME hevidmon < OE heafodmann

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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