rector

(rek′tər)

noun

Obsolete a ruler, governor, or leader
an Episcopal minister in charge of a parish
Ch. of England
1. a member of the clergy who holds the rights and tithes of a parish
2. the priest leading a team ministry
R.C.Ch.
1. a priest heading a seminary, college, etc.
2. sometimes, a pastor or other head priest
in certain schools, colleges, and universities, the head or headmaster

Origin: ME < L < pp. of regere, to rule: see right

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See rector in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin rēctor, director

Origin: , from , rēctus

Origin: past participle of regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots

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