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HEAD (1)
SOURCE: Occupation
USAGE: English
Meaning & History
From Middle English hed, from Old English heafod; akin to Old High German houbit and Latin caput (both meaning "head"). The surname is occupational and describes the one in charge of a division or department in an office or institution, that is a headmaster.
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