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headmastership

headmastership noun: the role or position of headmaster.

Noun

headmastership (countable and uncountable, plural headmasterships)

  1. The role or position of headmaster.
    • He knew where he lived, for he addressed a monthly pay cheque to him. He did not even know what disease he was suffering from. That was bad. Bad headmastership.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 339
    Synonyms:
    headship

Synonyms of headmastership

Forms of headmastership

pluralheadmasterships

Origin of headmastership

From headmaster + -ship.

Questions about headmastership

What does headmastership mean?
Headmastership means the role or position of headmaster.
What part of speech is headmastership?
Headmastership is a noun.
What is the plural of headmastership?
The plural of headmastership is headmasterships.

Words near headmastership in the dictionary

  1. headmark
  2. headmarks
  3. headmaster
  4. headmasterly
  5. headmasters
  6. headmastership
  7. headmasterships
  8. headmate
  9. headmates
  10. headmen
  11. headmistress

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