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preceptress

[ pri-sep-tris, pree-sep- ]

/ prɪˈsɛp trɪs, ˈpri sɛp- /

noun

a woman who is an instructor; teacher; tutor.

a woman who is the head of a school.

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Origin of preceptress

precept(o)r + -ess

usage note for preceptress

See -ess.

Words nearby preceptress

precept, preceptive, preceptor, preceptorship, preceptory, preceptress, preceramic, precess, precession, precession of the equinoxes, pre-Christian

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Example sentences from the Web for preceptress

He had been so accustomed to think of his preceptress as Beatrice Blair that he had almost forgotten it must be a stage name.
The Gay Adventure|Richard Bird
So I requested the Preceptress to permit Wauna to accompany me as a guide and companion; a request she readily complied with.
Mizora: A Prophecy|Mary E. Bradley
And this was the correct schoolmistress, the preceptress and example of all the virtues!
Two Men of Sandy Bar|Bret Harte
I pledged myself to abide by any request the Preceptress might make of me.
Mizora: A Prophecy|Mary E. Bradley

There was enough, they knew, to warrant the preceptress in having the work of tearing away the ruins begun.
Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures|Alice Emerson

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