Used in a Sentence

headship

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for headship.

Editorial note

Politicians don’t have this headship and from their behavior clearly don’t view themselves as stewards of their country and people (they do care about their own children though).

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Quick take

The position of a head or chief.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of headship gathered in one view.

noun

The position of a head or chief.

noun

(British) The position of a headmaster or headmistress.

noun

(archaic) Authority or dignity.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for headship.

noun

The position of a head or chief.

noun

(British) The position of a headmaster or headmistress.

noun

(archaic) Authority or dignity.

Example sentences

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Politicians don’t have this headship and from their behavior clearly don’t view themselves as stewards of their country and people (they do care about their own children though).

2

I think you're unfairly circumscribing the OP's viewpoint since many Catholics also view Christianity as overthrowing an old order (the headship of Adam, the violence of Rome, the rites of blood sacrifice).

3

There was a great comment on metafilter by `a fiendish thingy` a few months back about one interpretation of this idea of headship: I have two friends (who are married) who believe in biblical standards of the husband being the head of the household.

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They are also outspoken feminists (both of them), and their belief in marital headship is based on their belief that a man’s job as the head of household who has been gifted with an outsize amount of cultural privilege is to actively fight patriarchy and bolster his wife’s human dignity in a culture attempting to diminish her personhood.

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The alternative 'special regulations' apply only to graduates of the Cambridge University, or graduates of another university who have been admitted "to some office in the University or to a Headship or a Fellowship of a College" [3].

Quote examples

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The alternative 'special regulations' apply only to graduates of the Cambridge University, or graduates of another university who have been admitted "to some office in the University or to a Headship or a Fellowship of a College" [3].

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use headship in a sentence?

Politicians don’t have this headship and from their behavior clearly don’t view themselves as stewards of their country and people (they do care about their own children though).

What does headship mean?

The position of a head or chief.

What part of speech is headship?

headship is commonly used as noun.