headmistress
noun
head·mis·tress
ˈhed-ˌmi-strəs 
-ˈmi-
: a woman heading the staff of a private school
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The Robichaux Academy was a pivotal location in the series and an all-girls boarding school for witchcraft, with Paulson’s character serving as the headmistress.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
Camila jokingly called the device Tronchatoro, or Trunchbull, after the sadistic school headmistress in Roald Dahl's Matilda.
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Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
In Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Green plays Miss Peregrine, the headmistress of a hidden school that protects children with unusual abilities.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
Broadway veteran Carole Shelley set the standard for the villainous headmistress Madame Morrible.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
23 Nov. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
Camila jokingly called the device Tronchatoro, or Trunchbull, after the sadistic school headmistress in Roald Dahl's Matilda.
—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
In Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Green plays Miss Peregrine, the headmistress of a hidden school that protects children with unusual abilities.
—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
Broadway veteran Carole Shelley set the standard for the villainous headmistress Madame Morrible.
—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
23 Nov. 2025
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headmistress
noun
head·mis·tress
-ˌmis-trəs
-ˈmis-
: a female head of a private school
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