professor ordinarius

noun

professor or·​di·​nar·​i·​us

-ˌȯ(r)dᵊnˈa(a)rēəs

: a professor of the highest rank at a German university : the occupant of a chair with control over the teaching of a subject and a share in the government of the university

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, regular professor

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