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head man

noun

Etymology

From Middle English heed man, from Old English hēafodmann (“leader; captain, head of a group”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann, equivalent to head + man. Cognate with Dutch hoofdman (“chief; chieftain”), German Hauptmann (“captain”), Swedish huvudman (“chief; principal; leader”). Compare also English headsman. Doublet of hetman.

  1. inherited from *haubidamann✻
  2. inherited from hēafodmann — “leader; captain, head of a group”
  3. inherited from heed man

Definitions

  1. The person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group.

  2. The leader of a village.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA