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head⋅ship

[hed-ship]
–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.

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