Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headmastership

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-mas-ter-ship
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The role or position of headmaster.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He knew where he lived, for he addressed a monthly pay cheque to him. He did not even know what disease he was suffering from. That was bad. Bad headmastership."

Etymology

From headmaster + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: headmaster

Usage

Inflected Forms

headmasterships (plural)

Synonyms

headship

Questions

What does headmastership mean?: The role or position of headmaster.
Where does headmastership come from?: From headmaster + -ship.

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