Headship
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Headship is a noun meaning The position of a head or chief.
Meaning
The position of a head or chief.
More Meanings
- (British) The position of a headmaster or headmistress.
- (archaic) Authority or dignity.
Example Sentences
[…] shows Dorothy Ranaghan explaining how some female followers of the faith group cried intensely in reaction to the group’s early teachings on “headship” and the “roles of men and women”, in which men are considered divinely ordained as the “head” of the family and dominant to women.
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.
Word Forms
- headships
Synonyms for headship
Depending on context, synonyms include headmastership.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chief, chiefdom, chieftaincy, headmaster, vice-chancellor, leadership.
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