'Preceptor' definitions:
Definition of 'preceptor'
(from WordNet)
noun
Teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) [syn: preceptor, don]
Definition of 'Preceptor'
From: GCIDE
- Preceptor \Pre*cep"tor\, n. [L. praeceptor, fr. praecipere to teach: cf. F. pr['e]cepteur. See Precept.]
- 1. One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]