English Explanatory Dictionary

Schoolman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of schoolman.
noun
  1. A medieval writer, scholar or teacher of the subjects taught at early European universities (such as theology, metaphysics and logic); a scholastic.

Word forms

Schoolman Schoolmen

Etymology

From Middle English scoleman (attested in names), from Old English scōlman, scōlmann (“student, scholar”), equivalent to school + -man.

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