headmistress

headmistress
headmistress-ship, n.
/hed"mis"tris/, n.
a woman in charge of a private school.
[1870-75; HEAD + MISTRESS]
Usage. See -ess.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • headmistress — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a female head teacher …   English terms dictionary

  • headmistress — [hed′mis΄tris] n. in certain schools, esp. private schools for girls, the woman in charge of the school; principal …   English World dictionary

  • headmistress — UK [ˌhedˈmɪstrəs] / US [ˈhedˌmɪstrəs] noun [countable] Word forms headmistress : singular headmistress plural headmistresses British a female teacher who is in charge of a school. A more usual word is headteacher. The usual American word is… …   English dictionary

  • headmistress — headmaster, headmistress (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. principal. See school …   English dictionary for students

  • headmistress — [[t]he̱dmɪ̱strɪs[/t]] headmistresses N COUNT A headmistress is a woman who is the head teacher of a school. [mainly BRIT] …   English dictionary

  • headmistress — noun Date: 1872 a woman heading the staff of a private school …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • headmistress — noun A female school principal …   Wiktionary

  • headmistress — head|mis|tress [ˌhedˈmıstrıs US ˈhedˌmıs ] n BrE a female teacher who is in charge of a school = ↑head teacher American Equivalent: principal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • headmistress — head|mis|tress [ hed,mıstrəs ] noun count BRITISH a female PRINCIPAL of a school …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • headmistress — n. female principal of a schooln. principal of a school …   English contemporary dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”