headmistress

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Noun

1. (chiefly, UK, Irish) A female school principal.

Synonyms

• headteacher (UK, gender-neutral)
• principal (US, gender-neutral)

Translations

• French: directrice, proviseure, proviseuse (lycée)
• German: Schulleiterin, Rektorin, Direktorin
• Portuguese: diretora
• Russian: директри́са

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