beheadPronunciation: /bɪˈhɛd/Translate behead | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of behead verb cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution: Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay (as noun beheading)a beheading on Tower HillOrigin: Old English behēafdian; from be- 'off' (expressing removal) + hēafod (see head)behead in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of behead in the US English dictionary
