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headmasterships

headmasterships is the plural of headmastership.

Meaning of headmastership

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

Questions about headmasterships

What is headmasterships the plural of?
Headmasterships is the plural of headmastership.

Words near headmasterships in the dictionary

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

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