headmistress

head·mis·tress  (hdmstrs)

n.

A woman who is the principal of a school, usually a private school.

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headmistress [ˌhɛdˈmistrəs]

n

(Social Science / Education) a female principal of a school

headmistressship  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

headmistress - a woman headmaster head teacher, school principal, principal, head - the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

Translations

headmistress [ˈhedˈmɪstrɪs] N → directora f (de colegio)

headmistress [ˌhɛdˈmɪstrɪs] n → directrice f
head office n → siège m social
head of state n → chef mf d'État
head-on [ˌhɛdˈɒn] adj [collision] → de plein fouet
head on head-on adv [hit, collide with] → de plein fouet; [confront] → de front

headmistress [ˌhɛdˈmɪstrɪs] n (of primary school) → direttrice f; (of secondary school) → preside f