prepositor

noun

pre·​pos·​i·​tor

variants or praepositor

prēˈpäzəˌtȯ(ə)r

plural -s

: the principal who appoints an institor under Roman or Scots law

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Latin praepositus (past participle of praeponere) + -or

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