pedascule

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noun

a pedant, schoolmaster.

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Meanings

nounpedascule (plural pedascules)

plural pedascules

  1. archaica pedant, schoolmaster.

    How fiery and forward our pedant is! :: Now, for my life, the knave doth court my love. :: Pedascule, I'll watch you better yet.

    c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]

Origin

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.

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APA

pedascule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedascule

MLA

“pedascule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedascule. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedascule,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedascule.

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