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Meaning of HEADSMAN

Pronunciation:  'hedzmun

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 Definition: [n]  an executioner who beheads the condemned person
 
 Synonyms: headman
 
 See Also: executioner, public executioner

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Heads"man\, n.; pl. {Headsmen}.
An executioner who cuts off heads. --Dryden.
 

 

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