1) Boss 2) Chap in charge 3) Executioner 4) Headsman 5) Public executioner 6) The head of a tribe or clan 7) Top of the tribe Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/headman
Head'man` (hĕd'măn`) noun ; plural Headmen (-mĕn`). [ Anglo-Saxon heáfodman .] A head or leading man, especially of a village community. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/21