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prepositor

prepositor noun: a scholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a monitor or prefect.

Noun

prepositor (plural prepositors)

  1. (historical) A scholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a monitor or prefect.

prepositor meaning in Tamil

prepositor in Tamil

பள்ளிச் சட்டாம்பிள்ளை

Forms of prepositor

pluralprepositors
alternative formpræpositor
alternative formprepostor

Origin of prepositor

Conjunction of pre- + posit and suffixed with ‐or, from Latin praepositus.

Words formed from prepositor

Questions about prepositor

What does prepositor mean?
Prepositor means a scholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a monitor or prefect.
What is prepositor in Tamil?
Prepositor in Tamil is பள்ளிச் சட்டாம்பிள்ளை. See Prepositor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prepositor?
Prepositor is a noun.
What is the plural of prepositor?
The plural of prepositor is prepositors.

Words near prepositor in the dictionary

  1. prepositive
  2. prepositive adjective
  3. prepositive adjectives
  4. prepositively
  5. prepositives
  6. prepositor
  7. prepositorial
  8. prepositors
  9. prepositorship
  10. prepositorships
  11. prepositure

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prepositor (page history and authors); prepositor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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