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headman
[ hed-muhn, -man ]
headman
/ ˈhɛdmən /
noun
- anthropol a chief or leader
- a foreman or overseer
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The district headman is the deputy of the tribal ward headman to whom he is immediately responsible.
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We retraced our steps a few miles up the valley to a village ruled over by a friendly woman, the widow of the late headman.
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The people saw him and welcomed him back, making him their Headman, and giving him the place of honor in their gatherings.
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Orth'ris began rowlin' his eyes an' crackin' his fingers an' dancin' a step-dance for to impress the Headman.
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The headman rolled his eye where Kim was chatting to a girl in blue as she laid crackling thorns on a fire.
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