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headmaster

[hed-mas-ter, -mah-ster]

head·mas·ter

[hed-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
noun
the person in charge of a private school.

Origin:
1570–80; head + master

head·mas·ter·ship, noun
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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headmaster (ˌhɛdˈmɑːstə)
 
n
Gender-neutral form: head teacher a male principal of a school
 
head'mastership
 
n

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