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head⋅ship

  [hed-ship]
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–noun
the position of head or chief; chief authority; leadership; supremacy.
Origin:
1575–85; head + -ship
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head·ship   (hěd'shĭp')   
n.  
  1. The position or office of a head or leader; primacy or command.
  2. Chiefly British The position of a headmaster or headmistress.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Headship

Head"ship\, n. Authority or dignity; chief place.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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