preceptor
an instructor; teacher; tutor.
the head of a school.
the head of a preceptory.
Origin of preceptor
1Other words from preceptor
- pre·cep·tor·ate [pri-sep-ter-it], /prɪˈsɛp tər ɪt/, noun
- pre·cep·to·ri·al [pree-sep-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ˌpri sɛpˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, pre·cep·to·ral, adjective
- pre·cep·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- pre·cep·tor·ship, noun
- sub·pre·cep·tor, noun
- sub·pre·cep·to·ral, adjective
- sub·pre·cep·tor·ate, noun
- sub·pre·cep·to·ri·al, adjective
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How to use preceptor in a sentence
In short, the whole question of preceptorship rests on no better authority than a single figure.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 (of 6) | Luigi Antonio LanziHis argument on the "Being of a God" was prepared as a duty of his preceptorship to the prince.
Classic French Course in English | William Cleaver WilkinsonThe preceptorship, however honourable, was perhaps not worth much on the score of emolument.
His argument on the “Being of a God” was prepared as a duty of his preceptorship to the prince.
French Classics | William Cleaver Wilkinson
British Dictionary definitions for preceptor
/ (prɪˈsɛptə) /
US a practising physician giving practical training to a medical student
the head of a preceptory
rare a tutor or instructor
Derived forms of preceptor
- preceptorate, noun
- preceptorial (ˌpriːsɛpˈtɔːrɪəl) or preceptoral, adjective
- preceptorship, noun
- preceptress, fem n
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