rectorate

or rec·tor·ship

[ rek-ter-it ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

1715–25; < Medieval Latin rēctōrātus office of rector, equivalent to Latin rēctōr- (stem of rēctor ) rector + -ātus -ate ³

The Mayo and Yaqui valleys were now made a separate rectorate.

Of the northern district the new rectorate of San Francisco Xavier was now formed.

Nothing is known of Croft's later dealings with the rectorate, nor of Lancelot Levens, who followed him.

Meanwhile, the death of the Archdeacon had left the rectorate vacant, and an unfortunate nomination was made by the patron-bishop.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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