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headsman Definition

heads·man (hedz′mən)

noun pl. -·men-mən

an executioner who beheads those condemned to die

Etymology: ME heddysman < heddys, hefdes (gen. of hede, heved, head) + man

headsman Synonyms

headsman

n.

hangman, beheader, public executioner; see killer.

headsman Usage Examples

Possessives

ax: A blazing summer afternoon on Tower Hill, and the headsman's ax.

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