Definition
A historical official title for the chief officer or constable of a village or borough, responsible for maintaining order and peace.
Etymology
From 'head' + 'borough' (from Old English 'burg' meaning fortified town). Used in medieval and early modern England for parish constables and minor officials.
Kelly Says
The title 'headborough' shows how English combined Germanic 'head' with 'borough' to create official ranks—similar titles like 'headman' exist across Germanic languages showing this pattern!
Translations
ARالعربية
رئيس الرؤوس
ra'ees al-ru'us
BNবাংলা
প্রধান
pro-dha-an
CSČeština
hlavní muž
hlav-ní muž
DADansk
hovedmand
ho-ved-mand
DEDeutsch
Hauptmann
hau-pt-man
ELΕλληνικά
ηγέτης
i-ge-tes
ESEspañol
alcalde de cabeza
al-kal-de de ka-be-sa
FAفارسی
سر دسته
sar dasht-e
FRFrançais
maire de tête
mare de tet
HIहिन्दी
सिर का प्रमुख
sir ka pra-mokh
HUMagyar
főember
fő-em-ber
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala suku
ke-pa-la su-ku
ITItaliano
capo della testa
ka-po della tes-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
ketua
ke-tua
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
hoofdman
hoofd-man
NONorsk
hovedmann
ho-ved-mann
PAPA
ਸਰਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ
sar-pra-dhaan
PTPortuguês
chefe da cabeça
che-fe da ka-pe-sa
RUРусский
главный
glav-nyy
SVSvenska
huvudman
hoo-vud-man
TAதமிழ்
தலைவர்
tha-lai-var
TRTürkçe
baş ağası
baş ağ-ası
UKУкраїнська
голова
golova
URاردو
سر فہرست
sar fa-st
VITiếng Việt
người đứng đầu
nguoi dung dau
ZUZU
isiqondisi
i-si-qon-di-si