head man

Meaning

Noun

• The person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group.
• The leader of a village.

Related

Similar words

• boss
• chief

Origin

• From Middle English hede man, hedeman, hæfd-man, hæfedd mann, from Old English hēafod-mann, from Proto-Germanic *haubudamann-, *haubidamann-, equivalent to head + man. Cognate with Dutch hoofdman, German Hauptmann, Swedish huvudman. Compare also English headsman.