headsman

«headsman» in Mova's school dictionary: Old use: a man whose job was to behead people with an axe… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (headsmen)

meaning for a pupil

Old use: a man whose job was to behead people with an axe or sword as a punishment. tree →

sense in the lessons

old use, in old stories and fairy tales; in the lessons it names the person who carries out a death sentence

examples

• The king sent for his headsman. tree →
• The headsman stood ready with his axe. tree →
• The prisoner was led to the headsman. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «headsman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.