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Preceptress

Preceptress \Pre*cep"tress\, n. A woman who is the principal of a school; a female teacher.

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preceptress

n. (context obsolete English) A female preceptor, or provider of moral instruction

Usage examples of "preceptress".

The child glanced towards her mother, who was standing by a window, and I saw who was her preceptress.