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headmistress-ship

UK/ˌhɛdˈmɪs.tɹɪs.ʃɪp/

headmistress-ship noun: the position of a headmistress.

Noun

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

  1. The 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. The tenure of a headmistress.

Forms of headmistress-ship

pluralheadmistress-ships
alternative formheadmistressship

Origin of headmistress-ship

From headmistress + -ship.

Questions about headmistress-ship

What does headmistress-ship mean?
Headmistress-ship means the position of a headmistress.
What part of speech is headmistress-ship?
Headmistress-ship is a noun.
How do you pronounce headmistress-ship?
Headmistress-ship is pronounced /ˌhɛdˈmɪs.tɹɪs.ʃɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of headmistress-ship?
The plural of headmistress-ship is headmistress-ships.

Words near headmistress-ship in the dictionary

  1. headmasterships
  2. headmate
  3. headmates
  4. headmen
  5. headmistress
  6. headmistress-ship
  7. headmistress-ships
  8. headmistresses
  9. headmistressly
  10. headmistressship
  11. headmistressships

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