headmistress-ship

== English == === Alternative forms === headmistressship (rare) === Etymology === From headmistress +‎ -ship. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕd'mĭsʹtrĭs.shĭp, IPA(key): /ˌhɛdˈmɪs.tɹɪs.ʃɪp/ === Noun === headmistress-ship (countable and uncountable, plural headmistress-ships) The position of a headmistress. 1965, Seng Ong Ho, Methodist Schools in Malaysia: Their Record and History,[1] Board of Education, page 309: Under the headmistressship of the late Miss Ruth Lim the school progressed steadily and by 1941 the enrolment was at 200 pupils. The tenure of a headmistress. ==== Translations ====