preceptor

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Alternative forms

• præceptor (archaic)
• præceptour (obsolete, rare)
• preceptour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin praeceptor, from the verb praecipiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpriːˌsɛptər/

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

• preceptress
• preceptorship