Decollator

/dɪˈkɑːleɪtər/ noun

Definition

A person who decollates or beheads another; an executioner.

Etymology

From Latin decollator, agent noun from decollare. Medieval term for someone who carried out executions by beheading.

Kelly Says

In medieval society, the decollator or executioner was an official—often a complex social figure who was simultaneously necessary, feared, and sometimes shunned by the community.

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