1. Before long, news of the crime reached the king. He recalled the treacherous headman and punished him according to the law. 这起抢劫消息很快传到国王耳里。他召回大臣，依法惩治。
2. This made them very sad. The travelling merchant appeared and said to them, 'This treacherous village headman has betrayed your trust in him. 行脚商过来告诉他们：“这个背信弃义的首领辜负了你们的信任，他和强盗一定是一伙的。
3. Although the community still maintains the traditional leadership ranks of tribal elder, headman and the like, their influence is not what it once was. 尽管社区中仍维持部落的长老、头目等传统领导位阶，但影响力已不复以往。
英英解释
n.
1. an executioner who beheads the condemned person
2. the head of a tribe or clan
