INSTITUTOR

Etymology

Noun

institutor (plural institutors)

One who institutes something.

(obsolete) One who educates; an instructor.

(obsolete) A presbyter appointed by the bishop to institute a rector or assistant minister over a parish church.

Source: Wiktionary


In"sti*tu`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. instituteur.]

1. One who institutes, founds, ordains, or establishes.

2. One who educates; an instructor. [Obs.] Walker.

3. (Episcopal Church)

Definition: A presbyter appointed by the bishop to institute a rector or assistant minister over a parish church.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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