headman
IPA: hˈɛdmʌn
noun
- (informal, rare, chiefly India) headmaster
- Alternative form of head man [The person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group.]
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Examples of "headman" in Sentences
- But Diko is to be reduced to a headman later on.
- They have separate priest and a separate headman.
- His role was similar to that of a village headman.
- A headman must be proficient in local oral history.
- The village headman is the highest political leader.
- The headman pleaded that there were none in this part.
- His maternal grandfather was the headman of the village.
- Based on the discussion, a village headman issued a fatwa.
- Ruku was the fourth daughter of a once important village headman.
- Each of the Medus are headed by a headman called Periyadanakkaran.
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