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Meanings of headsman in English

An executioner who beheads the condemned person.

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Examples for "headman"
Examples for "headman"
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
Usage of headsman in English
1
She was determined to maintain her dignity right to the headsman's block.
Knife of dreams
2
Meanwhile the headsman could be heard singing within his room the hymn:
The Day of Wrath
3
At night the headsman's apprentices sleep on the floor of the loft.
The Day of Wrath
4
Upon this was a block, and by the side stood a headsman.
Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades
5
We get to the headsman though I have hardly noticed the walk.
The King’s Curse
6
One of those who had brought him thither was the headsman's apprentice.
The Day of Wrath
7
An angel proclaiming remission of sins in the house of the headsman!
The Day of Wrath
8
The headsman's 'prentice with twitching features gazed fixedly at the interrogated wretch.
The Day of Wrath
9
The unknown smiled so sympathetically at the childish simile of the old headsman.
The Day of Wrath
10
The prisons were filling up; the headsman's arm was growing weary.
Roma eterna
11
Those who survive the Seekers for Truth meet the axe of the headsman.
The great hunt
12
Before the end of the week you'd be staring at the headsman's axe.
Roma eterna
13
A burglar shoots a policeman dead and the public headsman decapitates a criminal.
Morality as a Religion / An exposition of some first principles
14
Near her, exhausted also, sank down the headsman, bathed in sweat.
Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel
15
Just before he was executed he asked the headsman what his name was.
Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency — Volume 0...
16
The headsman's wife regarded the stranger with eyes full of doubt and astonishment.
The Day of Wrath
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