head man

Reikšmė (anglų kalba)

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

Sinonimai

clan

class

family

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head

people

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tribe

Etimologija (anglų kalba)

From Middle English heed man, from Old English hēafodmann (“leader; captain, head of a group”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann, equivalent to head + man. Cognate with Dutch hoofdman (“chief; chieftain”), German Hauptmann (“captain”), Swedish huvudman (“chief; principal; leader”). Compare also English headsman.