Nov 30, 2016 · The word schoolmaster can be a synonym of teacher and principal. But which meaning dominates in the context of school? If it does? In the song “The Trials” by Roger …

Sep 8, 2019 · But I glanced at the schoolmaster's wife, and I watched her as she first saw what was happening; and then my heart leaped up in a fashion most absurd for a man of seventy, …

Feb 12, 2014 · About the word headmaster or schoolmaster specifically, Wikipedia states that: "The word schoolmaster, or simply master, formerly referred to a male school teacher.

Jan 1, 2011 · Does anyone know why a judge or magistrate is referred to in less reverent circles as "the beak", especially in the phrase "up in front of the beak"?

General Reference. Scotch = Scottish = the dialect spoken in Scotland. Beak is an old (slang?) word for a magistrate (or schoolmaster).

A schoolmaster I had in the 1950s, who taught Latin together with Religious Instruction and was himself an ordained priest of Anglo-Catholic persuasion, would always insist on writing the …

Nov 19, 2022 · As a boy, I had a greatly respected English schoolmaster who was of the opinion that Charles Dickens’ use of the word ‘mutual’ in “Our Mutual Friend” was incorrect because …

Jul 1, 2017 · Why does master mean both 'one having authority' and 'a young boy'? Merriam Webster definition of ' master ': One having authority over another A youth or boy too young to …

Aug 18, 2019 · 3: scool pastime for children, 5: the Countrey schoolmaster — John Newton, The Compleat Arithmetician, 1691. EEBO So say I, he might be better employed in teaching scool, …

Jun 28, 2014 · What is an archaic synonym for "teacher"? I'm looking for an archaic, if possible Early Modern English word for the person teaching in pre-university schools (i. e. High School).