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Definition of Headmen
1. headman [n] - See also: headman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Headmen
Literary usage of Headmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Province of Burma: A Report Prepared on Behalf of the University of Chicago by Alleyne Ireland (1907)
"The Deputy Commissioner will headmen ana their .,, mu -TV , n • • -11 inform the
headman as to the limits of headmen do not receive fixed salaries. ..."
2. In Darkest Africa; Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... headmen and their raids—Remedy for preventing wholesale devastations — Crusade
preached by Cardinal Lavigerie — Our Zanzibar chiefs—Anxiety respecting ..."
3. The Káfirs of the Hindu-Kush by George Scott Robertson (1896)
"... headmen—The 5th of September; an exciting day—Extracts from diary—The successful
... on the 3rd of September, there were no Kam headmen to meet me, ..."
4. Report on the Dutch Records in the Government Archives at Colombo: With by Richard Gerald Anthonisz, Ceylon Government Archivist (1907)
"Acts of Appointment of Native headmen, 1756. Appointments, Titles, and Ranks
conferred on individuals, 1760. Acts of Native Appointments, 1763. ..."
5. Village Life in China: A Study in Sociology by Arthur Henderson Smith (1899)
"... XXI VILLAGE headmen ANY of the phenomena of village life which we shall have
occasion to notice, are instances of the Chinese talent for cooperation. ..."
6. In Darkest Africa: Or, The Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... headmen and their raids—Remedy for preventing wholesale devastations — Crusade
preached by Cardinal Lavigerie — Our Zanzibar chiefs—Anxiety respecting ..."
7. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"LOCAL headmen, and I'h. xxvi. LOCAL REGISTRARS. From the Morning Chronicle, IMI
Aprii, 1830. " In the Appendix to a work just published, by Lieut. ..."
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