— preceptorate /pri sep"teuhr it/ , n. — preceptorial /pree'sep tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-/ , preceptoral , adj. — preceptorially , adv. — preceptorship , n.
/pri sep"teuhr, pree"sep-/ , n.
1. an instructor; teacher; tutor.
2. the head of a school.
3. the head of a preceptory.
[ 1400-50; late ME praeceptor. See PRECEPT, -TOR ]