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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
rec·to·ry       [rek-tuh-ree] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ries.
1.a rector's house; parsonage.
2.British. a benefice held by a rector.
[Origin: 1530–40; < ML réctōria, equiv. to L réctōr- (s. of réctor) rector + -ia -y3]
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rec·to·ry       (rěk'tə-rē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. rec·to·ries
  1. The house in which a parish priest or minister lives.
    1. An Anglican rector's dwelling.
    2. An Anglican rector's office and benefice.

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rectory

noun
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector [syn: parsonage] 

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Rectory

Rec"to*ry\ (-t?*r?), n.; pl. Rectories (-r?z). [Cf. OF. rectorie or rectorerie, LL. rectoria.]

1. The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes.

2. A rector's mansion; a parsonage house.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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