beheadee

English

Etymology

behead +‎ -ee

Noun

beheadee (plural beheadees)

1. One who is beheaded.
   • 1927 April 15, “Colleen Moore, Clara Bow, John Gilbert Top Film Bills Here Next Week: Two Features at Broad Street; Grand, Capitol Have Good Programs”, in Harrisburg Telegraph, volume XCVII, number 90, Harrisburg, Pa., page 14:

     There’s a real beheading in this picture with John as the beheadee and Lionel Barrymore the beheader.

   • 2000, The Status of Religious Liberty in Russia Today: Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, page 17:

     Three beheadees are up in the block again in Iran to be beheaded, to be hung or beheaded, to be executed.

   • 2015, Matthew Green, London: A Travel Guide Through Time, Michael Joseph, →ISBN:

     Some of the most notable beheadees are mentioned, including James Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater.

Synonyms

• decapitatee
• decapitee

Coordinate terms

• beheader