headmistress

head·mis·tress

[hed-mis-tris]
noun
a woman in charge of a private school.

Origin:
1870–75; head + mistress

head·mis·tress-ship, noun


See -ess.
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headmistress (ˌhɛdˈmistrəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Gender-neutral form: head teacher a female principal of a school
 
head'mistressship
 
n

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