headman

Example Sentences

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Heimonmi Shylla, headman of the hamlet with about 500 households and a deacon, says almost all residents are Presbyterian, Catholic or members of the Church of God.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The village headman summoned her and said that by garlanding Nehru, she had become his bride.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

The village is deemed "at risk" by Fiji's government and headman Josevata Nagausaukula contemplates a future in which children now honing their rugby skills have been shifted, with their families, to higher ground inland.

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2022

Lowe, host of the FOX quiz show “Mental Samurai,” told the funnyman that his guest list included Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas – which seemingly shocked the former “Tonight Show” headman in the process.

From Fox News • Jun. 16, 2020

As a chief — or headman, as it was often known among the whites — my father was compelled to account for his stewardship not only to the Thembu king but to the local magistrate.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela