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/hed"ship/, n.the position of head or chief; chief authority; leadership; supremacy.[1575-85; HEAD + -SHIP]
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Headship — Head ship, n. Authority or dignity; chief place. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
headship — index direction (guidance), generalship, hegemony, primacy, supremacy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
headship — ► NOUN 1) the position of leader or chief. 2) chiefly Brit. the position of head teacher in a school … English terms dictionary
headship — [hed′ship΄] n. the position or authority of a chief or leader; leadership; command … English World dictionary
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headship — UK [ˈhedʃɪp] / US [ˈhedˌʃɪp] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms headship : singular headship plural headships British the position of being in charge of an organization, especially a school or college … English dictionary
headship — noun Date: 1582 the position, office, or dignity of a head … New Collegiate Dictionary
headship — noun a) The position of a head or chief b) The position of a headmaster or headmistress … Wiktionary
headship — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. primacy, authority, control; see administration 1 , command 2 , leadership 1 , power 2 … English dictionary for students
headship — head|ship [ˈhedʃıp] n 1.) the position of being in charge of an organization 2.) BrE the job of being in charge of a school … Dictionary of contemporary English
