Jack Ketch

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Jack Ketch, the public executioner during the reigns of both Charles II of England and his brother James II.

Noun[edit]

Jack Ketch (plural Jack Ketches)

  1. a public executioner
  2. the gallows
  3. death
  4. the devil

References[edit]

  • Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Ketch&oldid=60442191"