headship
1Headship — Head ship, n. Authority or dignity; chief place. [1913 Webster] …
2headship — index direction (guidance), generalship, hegemony, primacy, supremacy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3headship — ► NOUN 1) the position of leader or chief. 2) chiefly Brit. the position of head teacher in a school …
4headship — [hed′ship΄] n. the position or authority of a chief or leader; leadership; command …
5headship — [[t]he̱dʃɪp[/t]] headships N COUNT A headship is the position of being the head of a school, college, or department. I feel sure you ll be offered the headship …
6headship — 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 …
7headship — noun Date: 1582 the position, office, or dignity of a head …
8headship — /hed ship/, n. the position of head or chief; chief authority; leadership; supremacy. [1575 85; HEAD + SHIP] * * * …
9headship — noun a) The position of a head or chief b) The position of a headmaster or headmistress …
10headship — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. primacy, authority, control; see administration 1 , command 2 , leadership 1 , power 2 …