preceptress

And a very great proof that the prince is good is when his people are good, because the prince's life is law and preceptress to his subjects, and upon his behaviour all the others must needs depend ....

Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

He studied with the Christian Brothers, Benedictines and Marists, as well as with his preceptress, Professor María Teresa Angulo, from Madrid.

True Allegiances Francis 2007

She was not a rigorous old moralist, nor, perhaps, a very wholesome preceptress for youth.

The Virginians 2006

You, brother, who have so much sagacity, will discern that this disproportionate preference argues an ill-regulated mind; but she is fortunate in her preceptress.

Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte 2004

Thus was I then to lose my faithful preceptress, as did the

Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure 2004

But, although her preceptress practised these arts with a dexterity then only known in foreign convents, the pupil proved so incorrigibly idle and awkward, that the task of needlework was at length given up, and lessons of music substituted in their stead.

The Fortunes of Nigel 2004

He kissed his child, and saluted her young preceptress with formal courtesy.

The Evil Guest 2003

They actually try to encore one of her characters — an old north-country lady; modeled on that honored preceptress in the late

No Name 2003

“Neither does our excellent preceptress approve of puns,” said Clara.

A Tangled Tale 2003

With Princess Salammbo as his guide and preceptress.

The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991