DISCIPLINARIAN


Meaning of DISCIPLINARIAN in English

I. ˌdisəplə̇ˈnerēən, -na(a)r-, -nār- also ˌdisp- noun

( -s )

Etymology: discipline (I) + -arian

1. usually capitalized : an early English Puritan with Calvinistic leanings

2. : one who disciplines : one who enforces order

a strict disciplinarian in school

II. | ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

1. usually capitalized : of or relating to the Disciplinarians

2. : of or relating to discipline

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.