How to use headsman in a sentence
They were governed by headsmen, who were, no doubt, military leaders also; disputes were settled by a judge.
Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander MackenzieThey it was who by universal prescription commanded three of the Pequod's boats as headsmen.
Moby Dick; or The Whale | Herman MelvilleAnd how many others, prouder and more pressing yet, begrudging their judges and headsmen their death, perish by their own hand!
The Gods are Athirst | Anatole FranceFarewell, thou horn of abundance, that adornest the headsmen of the commonwealth!
The Works of John Marston | John MarstonThen the headsmen began their dread work; the fourth victim was Erick Johannson the father of Gustavus.
The Boy's Book of Heroes | Helena Peake
British Dictionary definitions for headsman
/ (ˈhɛdzmən) /
(formerly) an executioner who beheaded condemned persons
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