Headman Definition

hĕdmən, -măn
headmen
noun
headmen
The chief man especially of a tribal or traditional village.
American Heritage
A leader, chief, or overseer.
Webster's New World
A headsman.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of head man.
Wiktionary

(informal) Headmaster.

The headman came and talked to me.
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Other Word Forms of Headman

Noun

Singular:
headman
Plural:
headmen

Headman Sentence Examples

  • It is the residence of the Headman of the Griqua nation.

  • It is interesting to see that the duties of the tribal headman in Freetown were almost identical.

  • Where the forest is less dense and small agricultural communities begin to make their appearance, the unit expands to the village with its headman.

  • The local headman pointed out to us an overgrown site telling the tale that it was a Japanese war cemetery.

  • One result of this is that neither the headman nor anyone else could really exercise any leadership or exert pressure to settle village quarrels.

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