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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Preceptor \Pre*cep"tor\, noun [L. praeceptor, fr. praecipere to teach: cf. F. pr['e]cepteur. See {Precept}.]
1. One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor.
2. The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars. --Sir W. Scott.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
preceptor
noun: teacher at a university of college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) [syn: {don}]
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