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Webster 1913 Edition


Preceptor

Pre-cep′tor

,
Noun.
[L.
praeceptor
, fr.
praecipere
to teach: cf. F.
précepteur
. See
Precept
.]
1.
One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor.
2.
The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars.
Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1828 Edition


Preceptor

PRECEP'TOR

,
Noun.
[L. proeceptor. See Precept.]
1.
In a general sense, a teacher; an instructor.
2.
In a restricted sense, the teacher of a school; sometimes, the principal teacher of an academy or other seminary.

Definition 2024


preceptor

preceptor

English

Alternative forms

Noun

preceptor (plural preceptors)

  1. The headmaster or principal of a school, especially a private school.
  2. A teacher or tutor.
    • 1905, George Bernard Shaw, The author's apology from Mrs. Warren's Profession, page 61:
      Here I must for the present break off my arduous work of educating the Press. We shall resume our studies later on; but just now I am tired of playing the preceptor; and the eager thirst of my pupils for improvement does not console me for the slowness of their progress.

Derived terms


Spanish

Noun

preceptor m (plural preceptores, feminine preceptora)

  1. preceptor
  2. teacher