inceptor

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inceptor

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Borrowed from Latin inceptor.

noun inceptors

  1. A beginner; one in the rudiments.
  2. UK One who is on the point of taking a Master of Arts degree at an English university. And in the year 1576. Febr. 23. Mr. Hookers Grace was given him for Inceptor of Arts, Doctor Herbert Weſtphaling, a man of note for Learning, being then Vice-chancellour [of the University of Oxford].

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@misc{inceptor_2026,
  title = {inceptor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inceptor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}