institutor en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin īnstitūtor. Compare French instituteur. By surface analysis, institute + -or.
Meanings
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One who institutes something.
institutors of civil policy
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(obsolete) One who educates; an instructor.
The two great aims which every institutor of youth should mainly and intentionally drive at
1683, William Walker, “Preface”, in English examples of the Latin syntaxis […] :
- (obsolete) A presbyter appointed by the bishop to institute a rector or assistant minister over a parish church.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| institutors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| institutour | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
es institutora (Translations) · es institutor (Translations)