preceptress
Americannoun
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a woman who is an instructor; teacher; tutor.
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a woman who is the head of a school.
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of preceptress
Example Sentences
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When Grace Mason got back to the Hall at nine o’clock, she was also called in to see “Dr. Beulah,” as most of the girls affectionately called the preceptress.
From Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse by Carr, Annie Roe
There stood Frau Deuseldorf in commanding attitude, her back to the door, unconscious of the approach of the preceptress and her friends, and waving the unfinished bit of crocheting in the air.
From Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse by Carr, Annie Roe
Nan cried, putting up her lips for the warm kiss the preceptress gave her.
From Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse by Carr, Annie Roe
Even “Momsey,” whom she worshipped, could not cross a room as did the preceptress of Lakeview Hall.
From Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse by Carr, Annie Roe
Her preceptress is said to have been the celebrated Thargelia, also of Miletus, who exerted her power for the Great King during the Persian War and finally married one of the kings in Thessaly.
From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell
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