Louis XVI was beheaded in 1793.
Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded for plotting against Queen Elizabeth.
Recent Examples on the WebThis mock court continued with verdicts for GWU’s board of trustees and for the school’s president, shouting for each of these individuals to be beheaded, per the publication.—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 8 May 2024 In another incident, a Georgia teacher allegedly threatened to beat and behead a seventh grade Muslim student after the student asked about the teacher's Israeli flag, according to the CAIR report.—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for behead
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of behead was
before the 12th century
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