headmistress
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]headmistress (plural headmistresses)
- (chiefly Commonwealth, Ireland) A female headteacher.
- Synonym: (US, Canada) principal
- Coordinate terms: headmaster, headteacher
Derived terms
[edit]- headmistress-ship, headmistressship (rare, cf. skulllike versus skull-like)
Translations
[edit]female head teacher
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