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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeceptor.
Pronunciation
Noun
Präzeptor m (mixed, genitive Präzeptors, plural Präzeptoren)
- (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.«- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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