rectorial

Variant of rector

rector definition

rec·tor (rek′tər)

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

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

Related Forms:

  • rectorate rec′·tor·ate (-it) noun
  • rectorial rec·to′·rial (-tôr′ē əl) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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