headwoman
Woman in charge
A headwoman is a female leader or chief, especially of a tribe, village, or indigenous community.
The term parallels headman but specifies female leadership: The headwoman of the village welcomed the delegation.
Less common than headman, it appears in anthropological contexts and descriptions of matrilineal societies.
Top-ranking leader
- matriarchFemale family leader
- elderSenior figure of authority
- leaderOne who guides others
- clan motherFemale kinship group leader
council leader · spokesperson · authority · decision-maker · administrator · overseer · governor · director
Domestic cleaning professional
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- servantsHired household workers
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
estate · chamberlain · stewardess · governess · majordomo · domestic · supervisor · butler
chief
Top-ranking leader
clan mother · council leader · spokesperson · authority · decision-maker · administrator · overseer · governor · director · superintendent
housekeeper
Domestic cleaning professional
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- servantsHired household workers
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
manor · estate · chamberlain · stewardess · governess · majordomo · domestic · supervisor · butler · attendants
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
- villageSmall rural community
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- communityCollective of connected people
indigenous · council · tradition · ceremonial · ancestral · kinship · lineage · customs · elders · gathering
- community leaderscivic leader, community organizer, council member, councilman, tribal leader
- local leadersvillage chief, village elder, community leader, town elder, village council