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preceptress|prɪˈsɛptrɪs|
[f. preceptor + -ess1.]
A female preceptor.
1784Cowper Task iii. 505 Experience, slow preceptress, teaching oft The way to glory by miscarriage foul. 1797Charlotte Palmer (title) Letters on several subjects from a preceptress to her pupils who have left school..designed for..Young Ladies. 1809H. More Cœlebs (ed. 4) I. vi. 72 A directress for his family, a preceptress for his children, and companion for himself. 1889Ruskin Præterita III. 110 The clear insight of the fearlessly frank preceptress. |