"prepositor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: prepositors [plural]
Etymology: Conjunction of pre- + posit and suffixed with ‐or, from Latin praepositus. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|posit}} pre- + posit, {{uder|en|la|praepositus}} Latin praepositus Head templates: {{en-noun}} prepositor (plural prepositors)
  1. (education, chiefly historical) A scholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a monitor or prefect. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Education, People Synonyms: præpositor [archaic], prepostor

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