doomsman
noun
a judge.
doomsmen
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pluralof doomsman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Blind accident and blundering mishap—'such a mistake,' says one of the criminals, 'as I have often seen in a play' are the steersmen of their fortunes and the doomsmen of their deeds."
From English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge by G. H. (George Herbert) Mair
Blind accident and blundering mishap—"such a mistake," says one of the criminals, "as I have often seen in a play"—are the steersmen of their fortunes and the doomsmen of their deeds.
From The Age of Shakespeare by Algernon Charles Swinburne
