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headmistress

[ hed-mis-tris ]
/ ˈhɛdˈmɪs trɪs /
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noun

a woman in charge of a private school.

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Origin of headmistress

First recorded in 1870–75; head + mistress

usage note for headmistress

See -ess.

OTHER WORDS FROM headmistress

headmistress-ship, noun

Words nearby headmistress

headman, head margin, headmaster, headmasterly, head mike, headmistress, headmistressy, head money, headmost, headnote, head off
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British Dictionary definitions for headmistress

headmistress
/ (ˌhɛdˈmistrəs) /

noun

a female principal of a schoolGender-neutral form: head teacher

Derived forms of headmistress

headmistressship, noun
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