headmistress-ship

See also: headmistressship

English

Alternative forms

• headmistressship (rare)

Etymology

From headmistress +‎ -ship.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕd'mĭsʹtrĭs.shĭp, IPA^(key): /ˌhɛdˈmɪs.tɹɪs.ʃɪp/

Noun

headmistress-ship (countable and uncountable, plural headmistress-ships)

1. 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.

2. The tenure of a headmistress.

Translations

the state or position of being a headmistress

• Manx: ard-venainshtyraght f