Headship

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The position or office of a head or leader; primacy or command.
  • n. Chiefly British The position of a headmaster or headmistress.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The position of a head or chief
  • n. The position of a headmaster or headmistress
  • n. authority or dignity
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Authority or dignity; chief place.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state or position of being a head or chief; head or chief place; hence, authority; rule; government.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the position of headmaster or headmistress
  • n. the position of head
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    office    billet    position    berth    post    place    situation    spot   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    primacy    supremacy    chieftaincy    captaincy    chiefdom   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    suzerainty    cabildo    hegemony    kingship    sultanate    primacy    regimiento