preceptress

American  

[pri-sep-tris, pree-sep-] / prɪˈsɛp trɪs, ˈpri sɛp- /

noun

1. a woman who is an instructor; teacher; tutor.

2. a woman who is the head of a school.

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Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of preceptress

precept(o)r + -ess

Example Sentences

The young lady, mindful of the absence of her preceptress and consequently heedless of grammar, described the situation neatly as being “awfully bogs.”

From Above the Snow Line by Dent, Clinton Thomas

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

The sage adviser, the firm preceptress, the model of the virtues of self-control—how would she have looked in the eyes of Vivien, even had the open, the triumphant victory come to pass?

From Second String by Hope, Anthony

"Alas! poor Julie, I suppose she was a harsh preceptress also."

From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various

She had surrounded herself by a court of youths who treated her as a preceptress.

From Sónnica by Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente