- headsman, headman - an executioner who beheads the condemned person
--1 is a kind of executioner, public executioner
- headman, tribal chief, chieftain - the head of a tribe or clan
--2 is a kind of leader
--2 has particulars:Indian chief, Indian chieftain; pendragon; Glendower, Owen Glendower; Rollo, Rolf, Hrolf