headman

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headman^¹

noun headmen

alternative Alternative form of head man The headman entered the neighbor's house with his dog, and all the women ran into the rooms and closed the doors, and some of the curious little boys who wanted to see the headman's dog with their own eyes wisened up after the dag walked in, and they hurried up the yard's trees like cats.
India, informal, rare headmaster But then Nash speaks to the school headman on Josie's behalf and persuades him to admit my youngest son.
An executioner who beheads people. My headman cast me in a blissful swoon, His axe cut off my cares from cumbered breast.

Headman^²

proper noun

A surname.

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@misc{headman_2026,
  title = {headman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/headman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}