Heads of houses originally sacrifice.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
And there is only one way in which a lamb can take away sin, and that is, by sacrifice.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
He tried to sacrifice Peter Junior to that bank.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine