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headmanship

headmanship noun: the role or status of headman.

Noun

headmanship (countable and uncountable, plural headmanships)

  1. The role or status of headman.

Forms of headmanship

pluralheadmanships

Origin of headmanship

From headman + -ship. Piecewise doublet of chefmanship.

Questions about headmanship

What does headmanship mean?
Headmanship means the role or status of headman.
What part of speech is headmanship?
Headmanship is a noun.
What is the plural of headmanship?
The plural of headmanship is headmanships.

Words near headmanship in the dictionary

  1. headloss
  2. headlosses
  3. headlouse
  4. headly
  5. headman
  6. headmanship
  7. headmanships
  8. headmark
  9. headmarks
  10. headmaster
  11. headmasterly

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