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principalship

principalship

1 6.9
The job of being the head of a school
  • noun
  • /ˈprɪnsəpəlˌʃɪp/
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  • The challenges of the principalship require strong leadership skills and dedication.
  • experience in principalship
  • school principalship

Examples

  • The principalship assumes that you are willing to handle your responsibilities and face the challenge of your position.

    Academic text (1990)
  • During their first few months of principalship, principals receive six weeks of part-time training at the Institute of Teacher Re-training.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Many of the duties associated with the principalship were identified as satisfying.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The current educational reform environment is inflicting serious damage on the school principalship.

    Academic text (2005)
  • " Successful administrators work hard, take time for family and self, and revel in the challenges of the principalship.

    Academic text (1993)
  • She had become an assistant principal for one year and assumed the principalship the following year.

    Academic text (2006)
  • At Dellucci, Harding began his principalship by making the school an ACT testing site.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Prior to completion, he accepted an elementary principalship in the Sparta School District in southern Illinois, where he enjoyed tremendous success.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The principalship has traditionally been the subject of numerous studies that examine differing competencies associated with the position.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The duties of the principalship continue to expand (Portin, Shen, & Williams, 1998).

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

headship
vsprincipalship
  • Formal
1 7.4

The position of being the leader of a group or organization

is focused mainly on school leadership rather than all organizations
headmastership
vsprincipalship
  • UK
1 7.4

The job of being the main teacher who runs a school

is a neutral school leadership role not tied to gender
headmistressship
vsprincipalship
9.7

The job of being the woman in charge of a school

is a school leadership role expressed without gender

How Senior

superintendent
166 6.0
principalship
1 6.9
teacher
1.0

Surface Forms

principalship singular

Morphology

principalship = principal (transparent) = principal + ship

The meaning is a straightforward nominalization meaning 'the office or position of a principal', which learners can derive from 'principal' + '-ship'.

Etymology

Principalship comes from principal, originally from an old word meaning 'first' or 'chief' and sharing the same root as prince, plus the ending -ship meaning 'position' or 'state', like in friendship. So, principalship means the 'position of being the head' of a school.