headmastership
nounEtymology From headmaster + -ship.
1
The role or position of headmaster.
- He knew where he lived, for he addressed a monthly pay cheque to him. He did not even know what disease he was suffering from. That was bad. Bad headmastership.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 339:
- Synonyms
- headship