English Explanatory Dictionary

headship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The position of a head or chief.
  2. The position of a headmaster or headmistress.
  3. Authority or dignity.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

headship headships

Etymology

From head + -ship. Piecewise doublet of chiefship.

Synonyms

headmastership
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