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preceptor
[ pri-sep-ter, pree-sep- ]
noun
- an instructor; teacher; tutor.
- the head of a school.
- the head of a preceptory.
preceptor
/ ˌpriːsɛpˈtɔːrɪəl; prɪˈsɛptə /
noun
- a practising physician giving practical training to a medical student
- the head of a preceptory
- rare.a tutor or instructor
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Derived Forms
- preceptorial, adjective
- preˈceptorˌship, noun
- preˈceptorate, noun
- preˈceptress, noun:feminine
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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·cepto·ral adjective
- precep·tori·al·ly adverb
- pre·ceptor·ship noun
- subpre·ceptor noun
- subpre·cepto·ral adjective
- subpre·ceptor·ate noun
- subpre·cep·tori·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of preceptor1
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Example Sentences
He did not retain this post long; six months thereafter he became a preceptor at Paris.
The child's literary education was directed by Burnet, with the title of Preceptor.
Edward was asked to name the preceptor who had so ably supplemented the course of the royal education.
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.
Then the preceptor saw no more, save a wider, deeper bubbling in the spot where he had discovered the body.
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