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headmistress
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head·mis·tress  (hdmstrs)
n.
A woman who is the principal of a school, usually a private school.
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Noun1.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"
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headmistress [hɛdˈmɪstrɪs] n → directrice f
headmistress [hɛdˈmɪstrɪs] head n → Schulleiterin f
headmistress [hɛdˈmɪstrɪs] n → preside f
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Women were recommended either through headmistresses from elite high schools and universities or through family connections, as old girls' networks were put to work.
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