SINCE 1828
professor ordinarius
noun
professor or·di·nar·i·us
| \ -ˌȯ(r)dᵊnˈa(a)rēəs\
Definition of professor ordinarius
: 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
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