archididascalos

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχιδιδάσκαλος (arkhididáskalos, “chief teacher”), first used by Palladius of Galatia (5th century CE), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief, arch-”) + διδάσκαλος (didáskalos, “teacher”).

Noun

archididascalos (plural not attested)

1. (formal, rare) A school principal.
   • 1998, Giordano Bruno, Giordano Bruno: Cause, Principle and Unity: And Essays on Magic:

     You have the nerve, you apirocal, you abecedarian, to compare yourself with an archididascalos and rector of a minerval school such as myself?