head|man «HEHD MAN, -muhn», noun, plural -men.
1. a chief; leader: »
The headman greets you with a handshake and speaks to you in English, and the women, huddled over their untidy fires, smile at you (Manchester Guardian Weekly).
2. Obsolete. a headsman; executioner.
╂[Old English hēafodman < hēafod head + man man]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.