headship

head·ship  (hdshp)

n.

1. The position or office of a head or leader; primacy or command.

2. Chiefly British The position of a headmaster or headmistress.

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headship [ˈhɛdʃɪp]

n

1. the position or state of being a leader; command; leadership

2. (Social Science / Education) Education Brit the position of headmaster or headmistress of a school

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	headship - the position of headmaster or headmistress berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" headmastership - the position of headmaster headmistressship - the position of headmistress Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	headship - the position of head berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

Translations

headship [ˈhedʃɪp] N (gen) → dirección f; [of school] → puesto m de director(a)

headship [ˈhɛdʃɪp] n [school, college, department] → poste m de directeur
head start head-start n (= advantage) to have a head start (in competition, career) → être avantagé(e) dès le départ; (in race) → être avantagé(e) dès le départ
to have a head start over sb (in competition, career) → avoir une longueur d'avance sur qn
to give sb a head start (in life, career, competition) → donner à qn une longueur d'avance