head man

• headman

From Middle English hede man, hedeman, hæfd-man, hæfedd mann, from Old English hēafod-mann (“chief; leader; headman”), from Proto-Germanic *haubudamann-, *haubidamann- (“headman”), equivalent to head +‎ man. Cognate with Dutch hoofdman (“chief; chieftain”), German Hauptmann (“captain”), Swedish huvudman (“chief; principal; leader”). Compare also English headsman.

head man (plural head men)

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

• boss
• chief

• Hamedan, Hamedān