principal vs headmistress

headmistress vs principal

principal and headmistress both are nouns.

principal is an adjective but headmistress is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
principal	Yes	Yes	No	No
headmistress	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, headmistress is a hyponym of principal; that is, headmistress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than principal:

principal: the educator who has executive authority for a school
headmistress: a woman headmaster

Other hyponyms of principal include chancellor, headmaster, master, schoolmaster.

principal (noun)	headmistress (noun)
the educator who has executive authority for a school	a woman headmaster
an actor who plays a principal role
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

principal (adjective)	headmistress (adjective)
most important element

Difference between principal and headmistress

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