'Behead' definitions:

Definition of 'behead'

(from WordNet)
verb
Cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" [syn: decapitate, behead, decollate]

Definition of 'Behead'

From: GCIDE
  • Behead \Be*head"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beheading.] [OE. bihefden, AS. behe['a]fdian; pref. be- + he['a]fod head. See Head.] To sever the head from; to take off the head of. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'behead'

From: Easton
  • Behead a method of taking away life practised among the Egyptians (Gen. 40:17-19). There are instances of this mode of punishment also among the Hebrews (2 Sam. 4:8; 20:21,22; 2 Kings 10:6-8). It is also mentioned in the New Testament (Matt. 14:8-12; Acts 12:2).

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