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Rector
//ˈɹɛktɚ// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from German. countable
- 2 A placename, from the surname:; A city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename, from the surname:; A ghost town in Shannon County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. countable, uncountable
Noun
- 1 In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
"It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers."
- 2 a person authorized to conduct religious worship wordnet
- 3 In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
- 4 A priest or bishop in the Orthodox Church who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy. uncommon
- 5 In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.
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- 6 A headmaster or headmistress in various educational institutions, e.g., a university.
- 7 An official in Scottish universities who heads the university court and is elected by and represents the student body. Scotland
Etymology
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle English rectour, rector, from Old French rector, rectour and Latin rēctor.
Etymology 2
Americanized form of German Richter.
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