headship
[ hed-ship ]
/ ˈhɛd ʃɪp /
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noun
the position of head or chief; chief authority; leadership; supremacy.
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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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