prexy

[ prek-see ]

/ ˈprɛk si /

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noun, plural prex·ies.Slang.

a president, especially of a college or university.

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Also prex .

Origin of prexy

1855–60; prex (by shortening and alteration of president) + -y²

How to use prexy in a sentence

Mariel's eyes shifted momentarily to Prex's stoney face, then back to Shandor, ghosts of fear creeping across his face.
Bear Trap|Alan Edward Nourse
Prex carefully took a small black case from his pocket, unsnapped a hinge, and a small, shiny instrument fell out in his hand.
Bear Trap|Alan Edward Nourse
Prex pressed a stud on the side of the shiny instrument, and a purple flash caught Mariel's little finger.
Bear Trap|Alan Edward Nourse
The Prex hired me to wait on him and keep his traps in order sometimes—when the other old ‘Boys’ would let him be ‘coddled.’
Dorothy's Travels|Evelyn Raymond

And worse than all, inviting Prex into his room to have a cigar and a glass of Madeira!
Mortmain|Arthur Cheny Train