prēˈseptə(r), prə̇ˈs-, ˈprēˌs- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English preceptur, from Latin praeceptor teacher, instructor, from praeceptus (past participle of praecipere ) + -or
1.
a. : teacher , tutor
b. : the headmaster or principal of a school
2.
[Medieval Latin praeceptor, from Latin]
: the head of a preceptory of Knights Templars
3.
a. : a practicing physician who takes an undergraduate medical student as a resident student and gives him personal training in the practice of medicine
b. : a specialist in a branch of medicine or surgery who takes a young physician as a resident student and gives him personal training in his specialty
a preceptor in obstetrics and gynecology