praeceptrix
καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
praeceptrix: īcis, f. praeceptor,
I a preceptress (class.): sapientiā praeceptrice, Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 43: praeceptrix et magistra, Vitr. 10, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præceptrīx, īcis, f. (præceptor), celle qui enseigne, maîtresse : Vitr. Arch. 10, 1, 3 ; sapientia præceptrice Cic. Fin. 1, 43, à l’école de la sagesse.
Latin > German (Georges)
praeceptrīx, trīcis, f. (Femin. zu praeceptor), die Unterweiserin, quā (sapientiā) praeceptrice in tranquillitate vivi potest, Cic. de fin. 1, 43: omnis est machinatio rerum naturā procreata ac praeceptrice et magistrā mundi versatione instituta, Vitr. 10, 1, 4.
