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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke