headship means the position of a head or chief. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Etymology
From head + -ship. Piecewise doublet of chiefship.
noun
- The position of a head or chief.“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.”
- The position of a headmaster or headmistress.
- Authority or dignity.