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rectory

[ rek-tuh-ree ]

noun

plural rectories.
  1. a rector's house; parsonage.
  2. British. a benefice held by a rector.


rectory

/ ˈ°ùÉ›°ì³ÙÉ™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. the official house of a rector
  2. Church of England the office and benefice of a rector
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ü²ú·°ù±ð³¦î€ƒt´Ç·°ù²â noun plural subrectories
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rectory1

1530–40; < Medieval Latin °ùŧ³¦³ÙÅ°ù¾±²¹, equivalent to Latin °ùŧ³¦³ÙÅ°ù- (stem of °ùŧ³¦³Ù´Ç°ù ) rector + -ia -y 3
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It is described by the estate agent as a historic rectory and coach house in several acres of semi-moated gardens.

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Bishop Sellin was born in Scotland where her father was an ordained minister and the family lived in the rectory.

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Plans for the church hall, on Glebe Way, included a cafe, day nursery building, replacement rectory with detached garage, two outbuildings to provide a prayer room and substation, and bike storage.

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It wasn’t immediately clear whether St. John the Baptist will ever use the rectory where Gutgsell was attacked again.

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The family is now one of eight that have have found shelter at a rectory building at the Bethel AME Church in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood.

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