Definition & Meaning of "headmistress"in English

Headmistress

the female principal or chief administrator of a private school or girls' school

Dialect

British

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

gender specific

Plural form

headmistresses

Masculine Singular

headmaster

Female Singular

headmistress

neutral form

headteacher

Examples

The headmistress greeted students at the school gate every morning.

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