headmistress-ship
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- headmistressship (rare)
Etymology[edit]
From headmistress + -ship.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕd'mĭsʹtrĭs.shĭp, IPA(key): /ˌhɛdˈmɪs.tɹɪs.ʃɪp/
Noun[edit]
headmistress-ship (countable and uncountable, plural headmistress-ships)
- The position of a headmistress.
- 1965, Seng Ong Ho, Methodist Schools in Malaysia: Their Record and History,[1] Board of Education, page 309:
- Under the headmistressship of the late Miss Ruth Lim the school progressed steadily and by 1941 the enrolment was at 200 pupils.
- 1965, Seng Ong Ho, Methodist Schools in Malaysia: Their Record and History,[1] Board of Education, page 309:
- The tenure of a headmistress.
Translations[edit]
the state or position of being a headmistress
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