- deathsmen
- n. (Archaic) executioner; headsman, executioner who cuts off people's heads; hangman, one who executes by hanging
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
deathsmen
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deathsman — /deths meuhn/, n., pl. deathsmen. Archaic. an executioner. [1580 90; DEATH + S1 + MAN1] * * * … Universalium
deathsman — /ˈdɛθsmən/ (say dethsmuhn) noun (plural deathsmen) Obsolete an executioner. {combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; death s (genitive case) + man} …
deathsman — [deths′mən] n. pl. deathsmen [deth′mən] Archaic an executioner … English World dictionary
deathsman — ˈdethsmən noun (plural deathsmen) archaic : a man who puts persons to death : executioner … Useful english dictionary
