Sentence:  I have in my youth oftentimes beene vexed to see a <WSD>Pedant</WSD> ["tr. pedante"] brought in, in most of Italian comedies, for a vice or sport-maker, and the nicke-name of "Magister" to be of no better signification amongst us. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A teacher or schoolmaster.