rector en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɛktɚ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɹɛktə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rectour, rector, from Old French rector, rectour and Latin rēctor.
Meanings
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In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
- (qualifier:Eastern Orthodoxy, uncommon) A priest or bishop in the Orthodox Church who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.
- In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.
- A headmaster or headmistress in various educational institutions, e.g., a university.
- (Scotland) An official in Scottish universities who heads the university court and is elected by and represents the student body.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rectors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| rectour | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
corrector · director · rectoress · missionary rector · prorector · subrector · rector magnificus · lay rector · rectorship · rectress
Hypernyms
cleric · cleric · cleric · cleric
Relateds
rectorate · rectrix · rectory · rectorial · regular
Translations (51)
ro rector (headmaster or headmistress) · bg ре́ктор (headmaster or headmistress) · cs rektor (headmaster or headmistress) · pl proboszcz (cleric in charge of a parish) · ro paroh (cleric in charge of a parish) · ga reachtaire (cleric in charge of a parish) · nrf recteu (headmaster or headmistress) · nl dominee (cleric in charge of a parish) · sh ре̏ктор (headmaster or headmistress) · nl predikant (cleric in charge of a parish) · cmn 院長 /院长 (headmaster or headmistress) · ga uachtarán (headmaster or headmistress) · fr rectrice (headmaster or headmistress) · pl rektor (headmaster or headmistress) · eo rektoro (headmaster or headmistress) · ro rectoară (headmaster or headmistress) · mk па́рох (cleric in charge of a parish) · fr recteur (headmaster or headmistress) · it rettore (headmaster or headmistress) · nrf recteu (cleric in charge of a parish) · eo rektorino (headmaster or headmistress) · tr rektör (headmaster or headmistress) · pt reitor (cleric in charge of a parish) · ru ре́ктор (headmaster or headmistress) · de Rektor (headmaster or headmistress) · it parroco (cleric in charge of a parish) · kk ректор (headmaster or headmistress) · nl rector (headmaster or headmistress) · it rettoressa (headmaster or headmistress) · fi rehtori (headmaster or headmistress) · hy ռեկտոր (headmaster or headmistress) · hu rektor (headmaster or headmistress) · hy ծխակեր (cleric in charge of a parish) · mk жу́пник (cleric in charge of a parish) · sh жу̑пнӣк (cleric in charge of a parish) · sh žȗpnīk (cleric in charge of a parish) · sv rektor (headmaster or headmistress) · fi kirkkoherra (cleric in charge of a parish) · sh rȅktor (headmaster or headmistress) · el πρύτανης (headmaster or headmistress) · mk ре́кторка (headmaster or headmistress) · hu igazgató (headmaster or headmistress) · pt reitor (headmaster or headmistress) · nl rektor (headmaster or headmistress) · bg енорийски свещеник (cleric in charge of a parish) · de Rektorin (headmaster or headmistress) · mk ре́ктор (headmaster or headmistress) · ru па́стор (cleric in charge of a parish) · pt reitora (headmaster or headmistress) · id rektor (headmaster or headmistress) · hu plébános (cleric in charge of a parish)