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headships

headships is the plural of headship.

Meaning of headship

Noun

headship (countable and uncountable, plural headships)

  1. The position of a head or chief.
    • And if you say that this enslavement of Woman has nothing to do with religion[…]then listen to the Vicar of Crantock, preaching at St. Crantock's, London, Aug. 27th, 1905, and explaining why women must cover their heads in church: […] (7) The headship of man and woman. The head of every man is...1917, Upton Sinclair, “Witches and Women”, in The Profits of Religion […] , book 4
  2. (UK) The position of a headmaster or headmistress.
    Synonyms:
    headmastership
  3. (archaic) Authority or dignity.

Questions about headships

What is headships the plural of?
Headships is the plural of headship.

Words near headships in the dictionary

  1. headshell
  2. headshells
  3. headshield
  4. headshields
  5. headship
  6. headships
  7. headshop
  8. headshops
  9. headshot
  10. headshots
  11. headshotted

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