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preceptor
[ pri-sep-ter, pree-sep- ]
noun
- an instructor; teacher; tutor.
- the head of a school.
- the head of a preceptory.
preceptor
/ prɪˈsɛptə; ˌpriːsɛpˈtɔːrɪəl /
noun
- a practising physician giving practical training to a medical student
- the head of a preceptory
- rare.a tutor or instructor
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Derived Forms
- preceptorial, adjective
- preˈceptress, noun:feminine
- preˈceptorate, noun
- preˈceptorˌship, noun
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Other Words From
- pre·cep·tor·ate [pri-, sep, -ter-it], noun
- pre·cep·to·ri·al [pree-sep-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], pre·cepto·ral adjective
- precep·tori·al·ly adverb
- pre·ceptor·ship noun
- subpre·ceptor noun
- subpre·cepto·ral adjective
- subpre·ceptor·ate noun
- subpre·cep·tori·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of preceptor1
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Example Sentences
He did not retain this post long; six months thereafter he became a preceptor at Paris.
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The child's literary education was directed by Burnet, with the title of Preceptor.
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Edward was asked to name the preceptor who had so ably supplemented the course of the royal education.
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Becoming the preceptor of two young sons of Count Porro, I was to them as a father, and their father acted like a brother to me.
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Then the preceptor saw no more, save a wider, deeper bubbling in the spot where he had discovered the body.
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