"professour" meaning in English

See professour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: professours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} professour (plural professours)
  1. Archaic form of professor. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: professor
    Sense id: en-professour-en-noun-8lfDxLt5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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