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professory

professory adjective: of, relating to, or similar to a professor; professorial.

Adjective

professory (comparative more professory, superlative most professory)

  1. Of, relating to, or similar to a professor; professorial.
    • dotations to professory learning1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas...

Forms of professory

comparativemore professory
superlativemost professory

Origin of professory

Latin professorius.

Questions about professory

What does professory mean?
Professory means of, relating to, or similar to a professor; professorial.
What part of speech is professory?
Professory is an adjective.

Words near professory in the dictionary

  1. professorlings
  2. professorly
  3. professors
  4. professorship
  5. professorships
  6. professory
  7. professour
  8. professours
  9. profest
  10. profestrices
  11. profestrix

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