"headmistress-ship" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌhɛdˈmɪs.tɹɪs.ʃɪp/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: headmistress-ships [plural]
enPR: hĕd'mĭsʹtrĭs.shĭp [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From headmistress + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|headmistress|ship}} headmistress + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=headmistress-ship}} headmistress-ship (countable and uncountable, plural headmistress-ships)
  1. The position of a headmistress. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the state or position of being a headmistress): ard-venainshtyraght [feminine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-headmistress-ship-en-noun-m0N6worI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'the state or position of being a headmistress': 56 44
  2. The tenure of a headmistress. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-headmistress-ship-en-noun-9aF-zeRI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: headmistressship [rare]

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