# Jack Ketch

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. a public executioner
2. the gallows
3. death
4. the devil

## Etymology
From Jack Ketch, the public executioner during the reigns of both Charles II of England and his brother James II.

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