Word of the Day:
preceptor
What It Means
The head of a preceptory of Knights Templar.
A doctor who gives practical training to medical students, nurses etc.
Near-synonyms: mentor, professor
Preceptor in Context
“When a youth of twelve years, - since, as Solomon says, "The root of learning is bitter, although the fruit is sweet - and following his literary pursuits, in order to avoid the discipline and frequent stripes inflicted on him by his preceptor, he ran away, and concealed himself under the hollow...”
Did You Know?
From Middle English preceptor, preceptur, from Latin praeceptor (“commander; instructor”), from the verb praecipiō + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from prae- (“pre-, fore-: before”) + capiō (“to take; to get, to take in, to understand”).
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