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noun
1.
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
2.
Roman Catholic Church. an ecclesiastic in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation.
3.
Anglican Church. a member of the clergy who has the charge of a parish with full possession of all its rights, tithes, etc.
4.
the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English rectour < Latin rēctor helmsman, ruler, leader, equivalent to reg(ere) to rule + -tor -tor
1350–1400; Middle English rectour < Latin rēctor helmsman, ruler, leader, equivalent to reg(ere) to rule + -tor -tor
Related forms
sub·rec·tor, noun
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Rector
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| rector (ˈrɛktə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Church of England Compare vicar a clergyman in charge of a parish in which, as its incumbent, he would formerly have been entitled to the whole of the tithes |
| 2. | RC Church a cleric in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation |
| 3. | Episcopalian Church, Scottish Episcopal Church a clergyman in charge of a parish |
| 4. | chiefly (Brit) the head of certain schools or colleges |
| 5. | (in Scotland) a high-ranking official in a university: now a public figure elected for three years by the students |
| [C14: from Latin: director, ruler, from regere to rule] | |
| 'rectorate | |
| —n | |
| rectorial | |
| —adj | |
| 'rectorship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
rector
late 14c., from L. rector "ruler, governor, guide," from rect-, pp. stem of regere "to rule, guide" (see regal). Used originally of Roman governors and God, by 18c. generally restricted to clergymen and college heads. Rectory first recorded mid-15c. as "the benefice held by
EXPANDa rector;" of his residence, first recorded 1849.
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