rectory - use in sentences
Converse of object
- ring: Please contact Canon Michael or ring the Rectory for more information.
- hold: Newman, who held the rectory 45 years, and died in 1837.
- value: The benefice is a rectory valued in the King's Book at £ 7 7s.
Preposition: in
- diocese: The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon.
- patronage: The Living is a rectory in the patronage of the Duke of Cornwall; and the tithes are commuted at £ 250.
Adjective modifier
- Georgian: There are case studies from people who have renovated everything from a working windmill to a Georgian rectory.
- Victorian: The fine example of a Victorian Rectory dated 1876 stands in secluded grounds with mature trees which provide a haven for wildlife.
- former: The property was the former Rectory to North Walsham Parish Church.
- old: See the sign to the plaque in the wall where the old rectory stood.
- present: The present rectory was built by the late Canon Sir John Hobart Culme Seymour, who was rector from 1830 to 1880.
- new: Borley's new rectory was built on the very spot where an old mansion had once stood.
Modifies a noun
- manor: He became very wealthy and bought the rectory manor of Penistone which he bestowed on Godfrey.
- cottage: Rectory Cottage is en route for the Cambrian Way and the Marches Way.
- garden: New houses now stand where the rectory garden used to be.
- house: The rectory gate house could have been demolished at the time the new Mermaid was built.
- farm: Rectory Farm is a large thatched farmhouse at the bottom of the street on the right hand side.
- ground: The Horticultural Society's annual show is held in the Rectory ground on August 23rd.
Noun used with modifier
- sinecure: The parish church of Hackney was a sinecure rectory, ( fn.
- century: Antique lovers will feel at home at Egerton Gray, a former 17th century Rectory.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
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