headship

[ hed-ship ]

/ ˈhɛd ʃɪp /

noun

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

Nearby words

headsail, headsaw, headscarf, headset, headsheet, headship, headshot, headshrinker, headsman, headspace, headspring

Origin of headship

First recorded in 1575–85; head + -ship

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Examples from the Web for headship

It is in virtue of this headship that the whole mystical body is one, and "we all members one of another."
St. Peter, His Name and His Office|Thomas W. Allies
There was no will at issue with the small group of united wills whose place was at the headship of the army.
A General Sketch of the European War|Hilaire Belloc
So early was the doctrine of the Headship maintained by the Church of Scotland.
Hugh Miller|William Keith Leask
Growing old, he has delegated his headship to his son Amfortas.
The Opera|R.A. Streatfeild

In the same way the language testifies to the headship of the father.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for headship

headship

/ (ˈhɛdʃɪp) /

noun

the position or state of being a leader; command; leadership

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

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