About The Word Preceptor
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Preceptor
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What's The Definition Of Preceptor?
[n] (British) teacher at a university of college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Preceptor: don Related Terms | Find terms related to Preceptor: See Also | instructor | teacher Preceptor In Webster's Dictionary \Pre*cep"tor\, n. [L. praeceptor, fr. praecipere to
teach: cf. F. pr['e]cepteur. 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.
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