Etymology

pedascule

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Today it means: a pedant, schoolmaster. Full definition →

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The story

It is probable that William Shakespeare first coined this word in his play Taming of the Shrew, (See example below), as a repetition of the word 'pedant' but in Latinised form to shame the other character.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.