rectorate

noun

1. Obsolete a ruler, governor, or leader
2. an Episcopal minister in charge of a parish
3. 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
4. R.C.Ch.
   1. a priest heading a seminary, college, etc.
   2. sometimes, a pastor or other head priest
5. in certain schools, colleges, and universities, the head or headmaster