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Headsman

Meaning

Noun

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In Scottish English, Death, Occupations & Prison:
A
person; a
man
●
In Occupations:
An
whose method of
the
is decapitation.
●
In Mining, Occupations & People:
A
in a
who
the
from the
to the
, and who is
by a
called a foal.
●
In Nautical:
One
of a
vessel.
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Origin

headsman
English
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head
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hed
Middle English (1100-1500)
man
English
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man
Middle English (1100-1500)
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mann
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
mannen
Middle English (1100-1500)
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mannian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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