underhangman

Etymology

From under- + hangman.

underhangman means an assistant or deputy hangman. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

noun

An assistant or deputy hangman.“[…] thou wert dignified enough, Even to the point of envy, if ’twere made Comparative for your virtues, to be styled The under-hangman of his kingdom […]”