PRAEPOSTOR


Meaning of PRAEPOSTOR in English

[ prɪ'pɒstə ]

(also prepostor )

■ noun Brit. (at some public schools) a prefect or monitor.

Origin

C18: from praepositor , alt. of L. praepositus 'head, chief'.

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