Präzeptor

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeceptor.

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Noun

Präzeptor m (mixed, genitive Präzeptors, plural Präzeptoren)

  1. (archaic) preceptor, teacher
    • 1915, Hermann Hesse, Drei Geschichten aus dem Leben Knulps:
      »Der Herr Doktor wird mich schon kennen. Wir sind einmal nebeneinander beim Präzeptor Plocher gesessen, Herr Doktor, und Sie haben damals die lateinischen Präparationen von mir abgeschrieben.«
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