praepostor
[ pree-pos-ter ]
/ priˈpɒs tər /
noun
a senior student at an English public school who is given authority over other students.
Also
prepositor,
prepostor.
Origin of praepostor
OTHER WORDS FROM praepostor
prae·pos·to·ri·al [pree-po-stawr-ee-uh l, -stohr-] /ˌpri pɒˈstɔr i əl, -ˈstoʊr-/, adjectiveWords nearby praepostor
praelect,
praemunire,
praeneste,
praenestine,
praenomen,
praepostor,
praesepe,
praesidium,
praetexta,
praetor,
praetorian
Example sentences from the Web for praepostor
At Giggleswick no position in the School gave a prescriptive right to be a Praepostor.
A History of Giggleswick School |Edward Allen Bell