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doomsman
noun 2
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2VERB + DOOMSMAN
burn
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about
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noun
1
One who renders judgement (e.g. a judge, magistrate, or arbiter); an umpire.
The fire shall burn about the Doomsman.
And the King marveled at the wisdom of the doomsman, and said to him: "Now I know that all I have heard is truth. […]"
2
One who carries out a judgement or sentencing; executioner.
At the place of execution, Dorothea begged the doomsman to tarry a little, and kneeling by the block, she raised her hands to heaven and prayed earnestly.
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The fire shall burn about the Doomsman.
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And the King marveled at the wisdom of the doomsman, and said to him: "Now I know that all I have heard is truth. […]"
Wiktionary03
A doomsman might even interrupt the proceedings and point out the law.
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