rector

  • 61rector — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from regere to direct more at right Date: 14th century 1. one that directs ; leader 2. a. a member of the clergy (as of the Protestant Episcopal Church) in charge of a parish b. an incumbent of a Church …

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  • 62Rector — noun a) An English surname; derived from the surname Richter. b) A town in Arkansas …

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  • 63rector — noun a) In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it. b) In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution …

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  • 64rector — Synonyms and related words: DD, Doctor of Divinity, Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, Holy Joe, abbe, abuna, academic dean, administration, administrator, agent, antipope, archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, bishop, bishop coadjutor, canon,… …

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  • 65RECTOR —    a clergyman of the Church of England, who has a right to the great and small tithes of the living; where the tithes are impropriate he is called a vicar …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 66rector — rec|tor Mot Agut Nom masculí …

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  • 67réctor — s. m., pl. réctori …

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  • 68rector — rec|tor [ˈrektə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: governor, ruler , from regere; REGENT] 1.) a priest in some Christian churches who is responsible for a particular area, group etc →↑vicar 2.) the person in charge of certain colleges… …

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  • 69rector — rec|tor [ rektər ] noun count 1. ) a priest in an Anglican church 2. ) the person in charge in some schools, colleges, and universities …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 70rector — rec·tor || rektÉ™(r) n. head of a school college or university; priest in charge of a congregation …

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