director Copy link Outline 1. rector (not director)2. auctor (authority and sanction)3. măgister4. gŭbernātor5. cūrātor (having charge and responsibility of)6. praeses, ĭdis • director: 1. rector (not director): the d.s of youthful age, juventae rectores, Tac.: v. ruler. 2. auctor (authority and sanction): each (was) his own d.. sibi quisque a., Tac.: Cic. 3. măgister: d. of a choir, chori canentium m., Col.: v. master. 4. gŭbernātor: v. controller, governor. 5. cūrātor (having charge and responsibility of): Demosthenes was d. of the wall-repairs, Demosthenes c. fuit muris reficiendis, Cic. v. manager. 6. praeses, ĭdis: v. president. Phr.: to be d. of, praeesse (v. to preside), curare (v. CARE OF, TO TAKE), administrare (v. to manage).