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rector
[ rek-ter ]
noun
- a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- Roman Catholic Church. an ecclesiastic in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation.
- Anglican Church. a member of the clergy who has the charge of a parish with full possession of all its rights, tithes, etc.
- the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools.
rector
/ ˈrÉ›ktÉ™; rÉ›kˈtÉ”Ërɪəl /
noun
- Church of England a clergyman in charge of a parish in which, as its incumbent, he would formerly have been entitled to the whole of the tithes Compare vicar
- RC Church a cleric in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation
- Episcopal Church Scottish Episcopal Church a clergyman in charge of a parish
- the head of certain schools or colleges
- (in Scotland) a high-ranking official in a university: now a public figure elected for three years by the students
Derived Forms
- ˈ°ù±ð³¦³Ù´Ç°ù²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
- ˈ°ù±ð³¦³Ù´Ç°ù²¹³Ù±ð, noun
- rectorial, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ù±ð³¦Â·³Ù´Ç·°ù¾±Â·²¹±ô [rek-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
- ²õ³Ü²ú·°ù±ð³¦î€ƒt´Ç°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rector1
Example Sentences
The university's incoming rector Maggie Chapman said the figures were "worse than expected".
Perhaps these specks were once family photos, diplomas hanging on walls, maybe even pages from the hymn books in the burned-down church where the spouse of one of my wife’s colleagues is the rector.
In 1431, the ecumenical Council of Basel ordered the deans and rectors of churches to expel "frivolities" and "profane abuses" from holy buildings, but implicitly allowed them to take place in the squares outside.
Tickets for the first week of Masses in the cathedral sold out in 25 minutes, the cathedral's rector said.
According to the cathedral's rector, tickets for the first week of Masses to be held in the restored church were snapped up within 25 minutes of going on sale.
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