Meanings
adjectiveprofessory (comparative more professory, superlative most professory)
comparative more professory · superlative most professory
- Of, relating to, or similar to a professor; professorial.
dotations to professory learning
1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC
Origin
- Latinprofessorius
- Englishprofessory
Latin professorius.
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APA
professory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professory
MLA
“professory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “professory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professory.
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