headmistress

head·mis·tress

(hĕd′mĭs′trĭs)

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

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headmistress

(ˌhɛdˈmistrəs)

(Education) a female principal of a school. Gender-neutral form: head teacher

ˌheadˈmistressˌship n

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head•mis•tress

(ˈhɛdˈmɪs trɪs)

n.

a woman in charge of a private school.

[1870–75]

head′mis′tress•ship`, n.

usage: See -ess.

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Noun

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

rehtori

ravnateljica

direttrice preside

riaditeľka

ravnateljica

headmistress

[ˈhedˈmɪstrɪs] N → directora f (de colegio)

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headmistress

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

headmistress

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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'The students will attend the school from Monday,' the headmistress, Rabia Akhtar, told the media.

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FAISALABAD -- District Education Officer Elementary Women has issued show-cause notices to 12 female schoolteachers including headmistress on absence from duty.

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THE funeral is taking place tomorrow of a former headmistress - on what would have been her 93rd birthday.

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The headmistress of the School, Madam Susana Tiwaa Baafi, expressed grave concern about the growing acceptance of immorality which has permeated the Ghanaian society.

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A DISTINGUISHED and much-loved former headmistress has been remembered for her warmth and "instrumental" work in education.

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The kindergarten's headmistress says she may have the H1N1 type.An emergency was declared in a kindergarten in Prasnik, close to Piesany (Trnava Region), after a small girl suspected of suffering from swine flu was hospitalised.