Word
headman, n.
(headmen)
the head of a tribe or clan
<noun.person>
chief
chieftain
headman
tribal chief
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
chieftainship
semantic pointers
hypernym
leader
hyponym
Indian chief, Indian chieftain
pendragon
instance hyponym
Glendower, Owen Glendower
Rollo, Rolf, Hrolf
an executioner who beheads the condemned person
<noun.person>
freq. cnt.: 1
freq. cnt.: 1
headman
headsman
semantic pointers
hypernym
executioner, public executioner