archididascalos

noun

ar·​chi·​di·​das·​ca·​los

-ˌdīˈd-,

-₋ləs

variants or archididascalus

-ləs

plural archididascali

-ˌlī

: a chief teacher (as a headmaster in a school)

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek archididaskalos, from Greek archi- + didaskalos teacher, from didaskein to teach

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