rector
noun
- Obsolete a ruler, governor, or leader
- an Episcopal minister in charge of a parish
- Ch. of England
- a member of the clergy who holds the rights and tithes of a parish
- the priest leading a team ministry
- R.C.Ch.
- a priest heading a seminary, college, etc.
- sometimes, a pastor or other head priest
- in certain schools, colleges, and universities, the head or headmaster
See rector in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rĕkˈtər)
noun Abbr. R.- A cleric in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- An Anglican cleric who has charge of a parish and owns the tithes from it.
- A Roman Catholic priest appointed to be managerial as well as spiritual head of a church or other institution, such as a seminary or university.
- The principal of certain schools, colleges, and universities.
Related Forms:
- rec·toˈri·al (rĕk-tôrˈē-əl, -tōrˈ-) adjective
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