Associations to the word «Headman»

Wiktionary

HEADMAN, noun. Alternative spelling of head man
HEADMAN, noun. (informal) headmaster

Dictionary definition

HEADMAN, noun. An executioner who beheads the condemned person.
HEADMAN, noun. The head of a tribe or clan.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras