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underhangman

noun

Etymology

From under- + hangman.

  1. inherited from hangman
  2. prefixed as underhangman — “under + hangman”

Definitions

  1. An assistant or deputy hangman.

    • […] thou wert dignified enough, Even to the point of envy, if ’twere made Comparative for your virtues, to be styled The under-hangman of his kingdom […]

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