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''Headsman'' is an antiquated term for a judicial executioner. Specifically, it refers to one who executes convicted criminals via decapitation by a large axe. These axes would be inscribed with the words ''Cast in the name of God, ye not guilty'', to show that the executioner was not guilty of murder in the eyes of God. | '''Headsman''' is an antiquated term for a judicial executioner. Specifically, it refers to one who executes convicted criminals via decapitation by a large axe. These axes would be inscribed with the words ''Cast in the name of God, ye not guilty'', to show that the executioner was not guilty of murder in the eyes of God. | ||
[[Category:Axe]] | [[Category:Axe]] | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest III weapons]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest III weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII weapons]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest VII weapons]] | ||
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[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker weapons]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 weapons]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 weapons]] | ||