Headman - English meaning

noun

A leader or ruler of a people or clan.

Usage examples:

The chief of the village

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

The chief reason for the spending cuts

adjective

Most important

Usage examples:

Their chief objection to the appointment was that she had no judicial experience., the chief econom…

noun

The leader of a people or clan.

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Powerful feudal chieftains

noun

The leader of a tribe (= a group of families)

noun

A person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.

Usage examples:

The commander of a paratroop regiment

noun

A naval officer of middle rank, above lieutenant

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

Usage examples:

Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

Usage examples:

The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

Usage examples:

The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

noun

The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

Usage examples:

The leader of a protest group

noun

A person who manages or controls other people, esp. because of his or her ability or position

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A business/financial/political leader, her company is a leader in the women’s clothing industry.

noun

A company, product, etc. that has higher sales than its competitors

Usage examples:

The brand is market leader in france, where it has a 49% market share., union leaders said they exp…

adjective

Concerned with or relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal.

Usage examples:

An oath of fealty and liege homage

noun

A feudal superior or sovereign.

Usage examples:

The scots obeyed him as their liege lord

proper noun

A province of eastern belgium. formerly ruled by independent prince-bishops, it became a part of the netherlands in 1815 and of belgium in 1830.

noun

A man of noble rank or high office; a nobleman.

Usage examples:

Lords and ladies were entertained here

exclamation

Used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Lord, i'm cold!

verb

Act in a superior and domineering manner towards (someone).

Usage examples:

When we were at school, you used to lord it over us

noun

A man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.

Usage examples:

He acceded to his master's wishes

verb

Used as a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called ‘mr’.

Usage examples:

Master james wishart

noun

A ship or boat with a specified number of masts.

Usage examples:

A three-master

noun

A ruler, especially a feudal lord.

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Charles was overlord of vast territories in europe

noun

A monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one.

Usage examples:

The dutch tried to put it together and were able to keep it together through playing sultans and lo…

noun

A ruler who has a lot of power, especially one whose power is not limited, for example by the existence of a parliament

noun

A person exercising government or dominion.

Usage examples:

Luanda on the angola coast was a portuguese town from which they tried to exercise control over afr…

noun

A narrow, flat object with straight edges you can use to draw straight lines and having marks you can use to measure things

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A military ruler

noun

(among some north american indian peoples) a chief.

Usage examples:

The leading sachem massasoit told them that the population had been destroyed by a sickness.

noun

A feudal lord; the lord of a manor.

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The knightly class soon ceased to be purely professional soldiers and became landed proprietors in …

noun

A sovereign or state having some control over another state that is internally autonomous.

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The policy of the local ruler of fergana against the arabs oscillated between conciliation and atte…

noun

A country that partly controls another country, or the ruler of such a country

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As the transvaal’s suzerain power, it would have been england’s duty to try to avert bloodshed., th…