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   praepostor

   /priːˈpɒstə/

   noun

   • 1. (at some public schools) a prefect or monitor. British

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from praepositor, alteration of Latin praepositus ‘head, chief’, past participle of praeponere ‘set over’, from prae ‘ahead’ + ponere ‘to place’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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