"headman" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

An executioner who beheads the condemned person (synset 110184590)
is a type of: executioner, public executioner - an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant

same as: headsman
The head of a tribe or clan (synset 110183618)
is a type of: leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
subtypes:
- indian chief, indian chieftain - the leader of a group of Native Americans
- pendragon - the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons
specific instances:
- glendower, owen glendower - Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416)
- hrolf, rolf, rollo - Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
same as: chief, chieftain, tribal chief