preceptor
English
Alternative forms
- præceptor (archaic)
- præceptour (obsolete, rare)
- preceptour (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeceptor, from the verb praecipiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːˌsɛptəɹ/
Noun
preceptor (plural preceptors)
- The headmaster or principal of a school, especially a private school.
- A teacher or tutor.
- 1905, George Bernard Shaw, The author's apology from Mrs. Warren's Profession, page 61:
- Here I must for the present break off my arduous work of educating the Press. We shall resume our studies later on; but just now I am tired of playing the preceptor; and the eager thirst of my pupils for improvement does not console me for the slowness of their progress.
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- The head of a preceptory of Knights Templar.
Derived terms
Spanish
Noun
preceptor m (plural preceptores, feminine preceptora, feminine plural preceptoras)
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