# headswoman

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A female headsman; a female executioner that carries out executions by decapitation.
2. (obsolete) A midwife.

## Etymology
From head + -s- + -woman.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/headswoman