headmistress
noun
head·mis·tress
ˈhed-ˌmi-strəs 
-ˈmi-
: a woman heading the staff of a private school
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Smith introduced herself to a new generation of moviegoers in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone as Professor Minerva McGonagall: no-nonsense transfiguration teacher, head of Gryffindor house and, later, Hogwarts headmistress.
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Queen Anne Hotel This building, once an elite girls' boarding school in the 1800s, is said to be haunted by headmistress Miss Mary Lake.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Both Grande and Erivo’s voices are heard on the soundtrack, as well as Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University’s headmistress Madame Morrible; Jonathan Bailey as prince Fiyero and Jeff Goldblum as the legendary Wizard of Oz.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2024
For most people born in the past three decades, Maggie Smith became a familiar figure as Minerva McGonagall, the transfiguration professor and deputy headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter movies.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Queen Anne Hotel This building, once an elite girls' boarding school in the 1800s, is said to be haunted by headmistress Miss Mary Lake.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Both Grande and Erivo’s voices are heard on the soundtrack, as well as Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University’s headmistress Madame Morrible; Jonathan Bailey as prince Fiyero and Jeff Goldblum as the legendary Wizard of Oz.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2024
For most people born in the past three decades, Maggie Smith became a familiar figure as Minerva McGonagall, the transfiguration professor and deputy headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter movies.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Headmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headmistress. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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headmistress
noun
head·mis·tress
-ˌmis-trəs
-ˈmis-
: a female head of a private school
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