headmistress-ship

UK/ˌhɛdˈmɪs.tɹɪs.ʃɪp/

noun

The position of a headmistress.

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Meanings

nounheadmistress-ship (countable and uncountable, plural headmistress-ships)

plural headmistress-ships · alternative headmistressship

  1. countableuncountableThe position of a headmistress.

    Under the headmistressship of the late Miss Ruth Lim the school progressed steadily and by 1941 the enrolment was at 200 pupils.

    1965, Seng Ong Ho, Methodist Schools in Malaysia: Their Record and History, Board of Education, page 309
  2. countableuncountableThe tenure of a headmistress.

Origin

From headmistress + -ship.

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APA

headmistress-ship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headmistress-ship

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Chicago

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