preceptor
an instructor; teacher; tutor.
the head of a school.
the head of a preceptory.
Origin of preceptor
1Other words from preceptor
- pre·cep·tor·ate [pri-sep-ter-it], /prɪˈsɛp tər ɪt/, noun
- pre·cep·to·ri·al [pree-sep-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ˌpri sɛpˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, 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
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How to use preceptor in a sentence
He did not retain this post long; six months thereafter he became a preceptor at Paris.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThe child's literary education was directed by Burnet, with the title of preceptor.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayEdward was asked to name the preceptor who had so ably supplemented the course of the royal education.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanBecoming 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.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoThen the preceptor saw no more, save a wider, deeper bubbling in the spot where he had discovered the body.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for preceptor
/ (prɪˈsɛptə) /
US a practising physician giving practical training to a medical student
the head of a preceptory
rare a tutor or instructor
Derived forms of preceptor
- preceptorate, noun
- preceptorial (ˌpriːsɛpˈtɔːrɪəl) or preceptoral, adjective
- preceptorship, noun
- preceptress, fem n
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