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rectory definition

rec·tory (rek′tər ē)

noun pl. rectories -·ries

  1. the house in which an Episcopal minister lives
  2. in the Church of England,
    1. a benefice held by a rector
    2. the house in which a rector lives
  3. R.C.Ch. the house in which a parish priest lives

Etymology: ML rectoria

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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