"Jack Ketch" meaning in All languages combined

See Jack Ketch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Jack Ketches [plural]
Etymology: From Jack Ketch, the public executioner during the reigns of both Charles II of England and his brother James II. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jack Ketch (plural Jack Ketches)
  1. a public executioner
    Sense id: en-Jack_Ketch-en-noun-IY4WYGug
  2. the gallows
    Sense id: en-Jack_Ketch-en-noun-vcobeazL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 54 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 51 4 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 65 4 27
  3. death
    Sense id: en-Jack_Ketch-en-noun-UsjgKYfM
  4. the devil
    Sense id: en-Jack_Ketch-en-noun-Br4tYqzE

Inflected forms

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