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pre·cep·tor \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 > |