A headmistress is a woman who is the head teacher of a school.
英漢詞典釋義
n.
私立學(xué)校的女校長(zhǎng)
I was called to account for my conduct by the headmistress.我因?yàn)樾袨椴粰z點(diǎn)而受到女校長(zhǎng)的斥責(zé)。She is the deputy headmistress of the school.她是那所學(xué)校的代理校長(zhǎng)。