DISCIPLINARIANS

Noun

disciplinarians

plural of disciplinarian

Source: Wiktionary


DISCIPLINARIAN

Dis`ci*plin*a"ri*an, a.

Definition: Pertaining to discipline. "Displinarian system." Milman.

Dis`ci*plin*a"ri*an, n.

1. One who disciplines; one who excels in training, especially with training, especially with regard to order and obedience; one who enforces rigid discipline; a stickler for the observance of rules and methods of training; as, he is a better disciplinarian than scholar.

2. A Puritan or Presbyterian; -- because of rigid adherence to religious or church discipline. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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