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Significados de headman en inglés

portugués
chefe tribal
catalán
cap
español
jefe

The head of a tribe or clan.

jefe

An executioner who beheads the condemned person.

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Examples for "headsman"
Examples for "headsman"
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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
Uso de headman en inglés
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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
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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
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Translations for headman
portugués
chefe tribal
catalán
capcacic
español
jefe
Headman a través del tiempo
Headman por variante geográfica
Reino Unido
Común
Estados Unidos de América
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