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rector.

guide, director, helmsman; horseman; driver; leader, ruler, governor;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈreːk.tɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈrɛk.tor]
  1. guide, leader

    declension-3
  2. driver (of a horse, an elephant, a wagon, etc.)

    declension-3
  3. director, ruler, master, governor

    declension-3
  4. tutor, instructor, teacher, mentor

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin rēctor From regō (“to steer, to guide; to rule”) + -tor. Parallel but not directly equivalent to Oscan 𐌓𐌄𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌖𐌓𐌄𐌝 (regatureí).

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