"headmastership" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headmasterships [plural]
Etymology: headmaster + -ship Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|headmaster|ship}} headmaster + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} headmastership (countable and uncountable, plural headmasterships)
  1. The role or position of headmaster. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: headship [UK] Translations (the role or position of headmaster): ard-vainshtyrys [masculine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-headmastership-en-noun-RlAot210 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship

Inflected forms

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