instructorialadj.
/ˌɪnstrʌkˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ᵻnˌstrəkˈtɔriəl/ Of, relating to, or characteristic of an instructor.
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teacherlya1683
preceptorial1702
preceptoral1787
sub-preceptorial1847
instructorial1859
magistral1878
1859 Michigan Jrnl. Educ. 4 123 The Friedrich-Werder Gymnasium, in Berlin, had..twenty-five instructors... We have selected the above example as a specimen of the instructorial force of a well organized Gymnasium.
1913 Elem. School Teacher 13 417 They [sc. the principals] are given instructorial charge of the highest grade.
1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) iv. 74 All these, on the instructorial or assistant-professor level, constituted the bulk of Jocelyn's faculty.
1990 Computers & Humanities 24 43/1 Conducting a writing class by way of a mainframe network changes relationships among students and instructor... Instructorial authority is diffused.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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