The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RECTOR , but the solution may also be PRINCIPAL which is one of the most recent solution (1963 in New York Times).
Headmaster crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RECTOR | 50 % | 6 |
| PRINCIPAL | 50 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Headmaster
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- schoolmaster
- master
- vice-chancellor
- superintendent
- headship
- chief
- manager
- sir
- guiding
- warden
- rector
- director
Crossword Answer definitions
RECTOR noun- In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
- In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
- A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.
- In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.
- A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result RECTOR
- Church official
- Episcopal cleric
- Anglican priest
- Clergy member
- Catholic ecclesiastic
- Head of a university
- Parish pastor
- Protestant priest
- Curate's boss
- Parish head