headmistressship

9.7

The job of being the woman in charge of a school

noun
/ˌhɛdˈmɪstrəsˌʃɪp/

: dirección

Her appointment to the headmistressship was greeted with enthusiasm by the faculty.

Examples

The headmistressship of such a prestigious school comes with many responsibilities.
She resigned from the headmistressship after a decade of dedicated service.
The headmistressship at St. Mary's School is highly respected.
She aspired to achieve the headmistressship after years of teaching.
Her appointment to the headmistressship was welcomed by the entire school community.
She has held the headmistressship for over five years, significantly improving student achievement.
The headmistressship at this historic school involves managing both academic and extracurricular programs.

Synonyms

headship

vsheadmistressship

Formal

1 7.4

The position of being the leader of a group or organization

is limited to school leadership rather than general organizational leadership

headmastership

vsheadmistressship

1 7.4

The job of being the main teacher who runs a school

is the female form of that same school office

principalship

vsheadmistressship

1 6.9

The job of being the head of a school

is a gendered school leadership title rather than a neutral administrative title

How Senior

senior position

3 3.4

headship

Formal

1 7.4

headmistressship

9.7

teachership

7.2

Surface Forms

headmistressship singular

headmistressships plural

Morphology

headmistressship = headmistress (transparent) = head + mistress + ship

Formed by the clear noun 'headmistress' + the productive suffix '-ship' indicating office or position, so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Headmistressship is made by joining head ('leader' or 'top person'), mistress ('a woman who is in charge' or 'a woman teacher'), and the ending -ship ('state' or 'office'). So, headmistressship means the 'office' or position of being a headmistress, just like leadership is the state of being a leader.