headmistress
noun
head·mis·tress
ˈhed-ˌmi-strəs 
-ˈmi-
: a woman heading the staff of a private school
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The headmistress of her school created bizarre ways to segregate her from the rest of the students, and when Kitty rebelled against these rules, she was expelled.
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Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The film also stars Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University’s headmistress Madame Morrible; Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero; Ethan Slater as Boq; Marissa Bode in her feature-film debut as Nessarose, Elphaba’s favored sister; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
The cast also includes ; Jonathan Bailey, who is also openly gay, as Fiyero; Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Michelle Yeoh portrays the headmistress in the 2024 Wicked adaptation.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The film also stars Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University’s headmistress Madame Morrible; Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero; Ethan Slater as Boq; Marissa Bode in her feature-film debut as Nessarose, Elphaba’s favored sister; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
The cast also includes ; Jonathan Bailey, who is also openly gay, as Fiyero; Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Michelle Yeoh portrays the headmistress in the 2024 Wicked adaptation.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 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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