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rec⋅to⋅ry

  [rek-tuh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. a rector's house; parsonage.
2. British. a benefice held by a rector.
Origin:
1530–40; < ML rēctōria, equiv. to L rēctōr- (s. of rēctor) rector + -ia -y 3
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rec·to·ry   (rěk'tə-rē)   
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

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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