headmistress
noun
a woman in charge of a private school.
headmistresses
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pluralof headmistress.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For one thing, amapiano - a type of house music that emerged from South Africa's townships in the early 2010s - was a genre for young people, not for 65-year-old school headmistresses.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2020
Across Australia politicians, police, columnists, headmistresses, radio loudmouths, preachers and priests had united in declaring Roth’s 1969 scatological masterpiece Portnoy’s Complaint a danger to the morals of the nation.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 2018
I've been expelled from three and the headmistresses still swoon when they hear my name breathed.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2010
Encouraged by this move, one clothier last week invited headmistresses to a showing of remodeled uniforms, including gym slips with "a hint of fashion line."
From Time Magazine Archive
The walls were covered with portraits of old headmasters and headmistresses, all of whom were snoozing gently in their frames.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
