Term Gallery logo

Meanings of headman in English

Portuguese
chefe tribal
Catalan
cap
Spanish
jefe

The head of a tribe or clan.

chefe tribal

An executioner who beheads the condemned person.

Synonyms
Examples for "chief"
Examples for "chief"
1
Water New Zealand chief executive Gillian Blythe said regulation was sorely needed.
Radio NZ
2
Business would also suffer, Business New Zealand chief executive Kirk Hope said.
Radio NZ
3
Superb police work, chief: When you friend suggest you break the law.
The South African
4
The deputy chief said authorities now believe those were the only victims.
The Irish Times
5
The fire lasted just three minutes, the fire department chief said today.
The Irish Times
1
The scion of some important chieftain's family, Rillish had come to suppose.
Return of the Crimson Guard
2
Wa-on-mon is a great chieftain; the heart of the missionary is grieved.
The Phantom of the River
3
After the chieftain had been won the minor leaders in time followed.
The History of Education / Educational Practice and Progress Con...
4
A chieftain proudly climbed the wagon; a bond-servant humbly handed Margaret down.
The Yeoman Adventurer
5
Next to the chieftain rode Scarbreast, the grim war-lord of the Navajos.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
1
His father is an old khan, a tribal chief from the east.
BBC
2
The Bedouin glanced at Abu Sufyan, but the tribal chief had no response.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
3
Over a group of villages is the pargana or tribal chief.
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
4
Father, mother, tribal chief, or clan elder may make the decision.
The Disposable Male
5
He was the son of a tribal chief and qualified as a lawyer.
BBC
Usage of headman in English
1
The delegation led the visitors straight to the house of the headman.
The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The Life of George Leslie Mackay o...
2
The headman's nephew came running from the huts, pointing out to sea.
Return of the Crimson Guard
3
We ate our lunch in the headman's room in the village office.
The Foundations of Japan / Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 M...
4
Police said the headman was allegedly assaulted by the accused and died.
Radio NZ
5
The headman of the village immediately despatched two messengers for the police.
Bengal Dacoits and Tigers
6
I wonder what part he plays in all this, the Mamut-headman thought.
The Mammoth Hunters
7
He took the Staff from the headman, struck the ground three times.
The Mammoth Hunters
8
The headman is par excellence the judge of his family or ward.
The Negro
9
Without their vigorous seconding the headman would have a hard time indeed.
The Land of Footprints
10
The headman fell back and looked at Compton, who then stepped forward.
In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
11
There's some medical nanonic packages in the village, the headman's got some.
The Reality Dysfunction
12
So I married Jeanrenaud, a good fellow, and headman on the salt-barges.
The Commission in Lunacy
13
The Mamut-headman of the Mammoth Camp turned his attention back to Ayla.
The Mammoth Hunters
14
Many of the guests were wiping streaming eyes; the headman was distracted.
Blood of Tyrants
15
In the silence the voice of the old headman was heard:
The Leopard Woman
16
The admiring Camp left no doubt what they thought of their headman's feat.
The Mammoth Hunters
About this term
More collocations
Translations for headman
Portuguese
chefe tribal
Catalan
capcacic
Spanish
jefe
Headman through the time
Headman across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common