doomsman

[ doomz-muhn ]

/ ˈdumz mən /

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Archaic. a judge.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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

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