/ Dictionary / Index H headmistress: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: head•mis•tress Pronunciation: (hed'mis'tris), [key] — n. a woman in charge of a private school. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: headmistress (Thesaurus) headmaster head money Related Content Daily Word Quiz: banshee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language