Headship
noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The position of a head or chief. countable, uncountable
"And if you say that this enslavement of Woman has nothing to do with religion[…]then listen to the Vicar of Crantock, preaching at St. Crantock's, London, Aug. 27th, 1905, and explaining why women must cover their heads in church: […] (7) The headship of man and woman. The head of every man is Christ, but the head of the woman is man."
- 2 the position of head wordnet
- 3 The position of a headmaster or headmistress. British, countable, uncountable
- 4 the position of headmaster or headmistress wordnet
- 5 Authority or dignity. archaic, countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"And if you say that this enslavement of Woman has nothing to do with religion[…]then listen to the Vicar of Crantock, preaching at St. Crantock's, London, Aug. 27th, 1905, and explaining why women must cover their heads in church: […] (7) The headship of man and woman. The head of every man is Christ, but the head of the woman is man."
Etymology
From head + -ship. Piecewise doublet of chiefship.
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