doomsman

[ doomz-muhn ]

noun,plural dooms·men.
  1. Archaic. a judge.

Origin of doomsman

1
First recorded in 1150–1200; early Middle English domes man “man of judgment”; see doom, 's1, -man

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How to use doomsman in a sentence

  • He struck at the doomsman with his hunting-knife, but the latter caught his wrist with the grip of a wolf-trap.

    The Doomsman | Van Tassel Sutphen
  • And this leads us to a consideration of the doomsman himself, that foul excrescence upon our modern body politic.

    The Doomsman | Van Tassel Sutphen
  • He tried to fix its bearings in his mind; if it were a fire it must indicate the neighborhood of the doomsman stronghold.

    The Doomsman | Van Tassel Sutphen
  • An insolent question in the manner of its asking, but the doomsman's answer matched it well.

    The Doomsman | Van Tassel Sutphen
  • Not a doomsman set out upon his long journey to the shadowland but that a Southron was forced to bear him company.

    The Doomsman | Van Tassel Sutphen