praepostor

praepostor
praepostorial /pree'po stawr"ee euhl, -stohr"-/, adj.
/pree pos"teuhr/, n.
a senior student at an English public school who is given authority over other students.
Also, prepositor, prepostor.
[1510-20; < ML praepositor. See PRAE-, POSIT, -TOR]

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