dominie
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In 1966, she took over from Vanessa Redgrave as Muriel Spark's mind-bending dominie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Wyndham's theatre.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2011
But in his own home, he was a dominie indeed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then one day the dominie came calling to ask why Harry had not been in school for quite a while.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The clothes you make for your marionettes are not bad," said the dominie.
From Time Magazine Archive
His old schoolmaster called him "Ne'er-do-weel Peter;" but the dominie was a mere proser; he knew the moods and tenses of a Greek or Latin sentence, but he was incapable of appreciating its soul.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
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