headmastership
/ˈhɛdˌmæstərˌʃɪp/
noun
- The position or role of being a headmaster (the male principal of a school).
- He was offered the headmastership of a prestigious private academy.
- After twenty years of teaching, she finally achieved the headmastership she had always wanted.
- The headmastership comes with many responsibilities, including overseeing the entire school curriculum.
- The period during which someone serves as a headmaster.
- The headmastership of Dr. Evans is remembered for its focus on the arts.
- The school flourished during his headmastership in the 1990s.
- Her headmastership lasted only three years before she retired.
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