preceptorialadj.

1702 Life of Seneca in E. Sherburne tr. Seneca Trag. p. xxx His headstrong Pupil began to throw off his Preceptorial Admonitions.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Prebend Preceptorial Prebend, a Prebend, the Revenues whereof are destined for the Support of a Preceptor or Master, who is obliged to instruct the Youth of the Place gratis.

1780 V. Knox Liberal Educ. (1781) xv. 143 His attention was almost confined, both by parental and preceptorial authority, to a mechanical attainment.

1830 T. Carlyle in Foreign Rev. Jan. 12 Without other preceptorial nourishment.

1884 Times 31 Mar. 7/4 The young rake in clerical garb fulfils his preceptorial functions with great acceptance as far as his lady pupils are concerned.

1948 School & Society 3 Apr. 47 262/1 Graduate preceptors..divide their time equally between preceptorial duties and graduate studies.

1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 19 Oct. (Review section) r3/1 If now and then you can pretend you're not being nudged by his persistently preceptorial elbow, it's an enjoyable collection.

1884 Christian Leader 30 Oct. 663 Where the church catechism and the ten commandments are daily taught preceptorially.

1906 School Rev. 14 711 Freshmen who are candidates for the degree of A.B. have one hour a week preceptorially in Latin.

1969 ELH 36 180 God prepares Adam toward the truth of imagination by a series of visionary events. He does more than preceptorially warn him.