rectorate
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tər noun
the office, dignity, or term of a rector.
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rector (ˈrɛktə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Rectorate
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