Legal Definition and Related Resources of Hangman
Meaning of Hangman
An executioner. The name usually given to a man employed by the sheriff to put a man to death, according to law, in pursuance of a judgment of a competent court and lawful warrant.
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Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Hangman
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public executioner, mid-14c. (mid-13c. as a surname), from hang (verb) + man; this term is also a noun.. As the name of a spelling game, by 1951. Hangestere “female executioner” is found mid-15c.
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