An old-fashioned title used in certain British public schools for a senior student given authority over younger ones — essentially a prefect by another name.
An old-fashioned title used in certain British public schools for a senior student given authority over younger ones — essentially a prefect by another name. A praepostor might supervise study hall, maintain discipline in the dormitory, or liaise between students and staff. The Latin-flavored title gives away the deep tradition behind these elite institutions, where even student monitors get their own ancient-sounding rank.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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As a praepostor in his final year, he had the unenviable job of enforcing lights-out in the junior house.
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(British) a prefect in some public schools.
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