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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
headman
    n 1: an executioner who beheads the condemned person [syn:
         headsman, headman]
    2: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: headman, tribal chief,
       chieftain, chief]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Headman \Head"man`\ (h[e^]d"m[a^]n`), n.; pl. Headmen
   (-m[e^]n`). [AS. he['a]fodman.]
   A head or leading man, especially of a village community.
   Headmold shot

Thesaurus Results for Headman:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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