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preceptress

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pre⋅cep⋅tress

[pri-sep-tris, pree-sep-]
–noun
1. a woman who is an instructor; teacher; tutor.
2. a woman who is the head of a school.

Origin:
precept(o)r + -ess


See -ess.
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