Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
headman
IPA transcription: [h'ɛdmən]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
headman, tribal_chief, chieftain, chief
Meaning:
the head of a tribe or clan
Synonyms:
headsman, headman
Meaning:
an executioner who beheads the condemned person
Usage examples
Then the headman was dumbfounded and reluctantly brought out five gold pieces and gave them to the woman.
So she took them to him and asked him to keep them till her child was born; and no one was present at the time but the headman's wife.