headship

[ hed-ship ]

noun
  1. the position of head or chief; chief authority; leadership; supremacy.

Origin of headship

1
First recorded in 1575–85; head + -ship

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British Dictionary definitions for headship

headship

/ (ˈhɛdʃɪp) /


noun
  1. the position or state of being a leader; command; leadership

  2. education, British the position of headmaster or headmistress of a school

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