preceptor

[ pri-sep-ter, pree-sep- ]

noun

1. an instructor; teacher; tutor.
2. the head of a school.
3. the head of a preceptory.

preceptor

/ ˌpriːsɛpˈtɔːrɪəl; prɪˈsɛptə /

noun

1. a practising physician giving practical training to a medical student
2. the head of a preceptory
3. rare.
   a tutor or instructor

Derived Forms

• preceptorial, adjective
• preˈceptorˌship, noun
• preˈceptorate, noun
• preˈceptress, noun:feminine

Other Words From

• pre·cep·tor·ate [pri-, sep, -ter-it], noun
• pre·cep·to·ri·al [pree-sep-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], pre·cepto·ral adjective
• precep·tori·al·ly adverb
• pre·ceptor·ship noun
• subpre·ceptor noun
• subpre·cepto·ral adjective
• subpre·ceptor·ate noun
• subpre·cep·tori·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of preceptor¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word praeceptor. See precept, -tor

Example Sentences

He did not retain this post long; six months thereafter he became a preceptor at Paris.

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The child's literary education was directed by Burnet, with the title of Preceptor.

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Edward was asked to name the preceptor who had so ably supplemented the course of the royal education.

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Becoming the preceptor of two young sons of Count Porro, I was to them as a father, and their father acted like a brother to me.

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Then the preceptor saw no more, save a wider, deeper bubbling in the spot where he had discovered the body.

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