rector
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Roman Catholic Church. an ecclesiastic in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation.
Anglican Church. a member of the clergy who has the charge of a parish with full possession of all its rights, tithes, etc.
the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools.
Origin of rector
1Other words from rector
- rec·to·ri·al [rek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /rɛkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective
- sub·rec·tor, noun
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How to use rector in a sentence
When students protested Erdogan’s choice of a political loyalist as rector at a major university, he attacked them as terrorists, and many were arrested.
How Erdogan's Increasingly Erratic Rule in Turkey Presents a Risk to the World | Ian Bremmer | March 4, 2021 | TimeThe protests had started almost a month before, when Erdogan assigned a new rector to Istanbul’s prestigious Bogazici University by presidential decree.
The 'Badass Chief of Staff' of Turkey's Opposition Faces Years in Jail After Challenging Erdogan's Power. She's Not Backing Down | Joseph Hincks / Istanbul | February 24, 2021 | TimeMonsignor Walter Rossi, the church rector, said regulations imposed because of the pandemic made it possible to allow less than 5 percent of the 14,000 people who would typically attend Masses.
On a covid Christmas, a new routine for feeding the homeless | Paul Schwartzman | December 25, 2020 | Washington Postrector was attending a Sunday night game between the Yankees and Red Sox when he dozed off.
In fact, the suit tries to somehow find MLB liable for a still picture of rector posted on a website called NotSportcenter.
Collins-rector is not currently named as a defendant in the suit.
‘I Considered Suicide,’ Alleged Sex Abuse Victim of Bryan Singer Tells The Daily Beast | Tim Teeman | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt emerged Thursday night that Egan had apparently sued Collins-rector and Shackley in 2000, but had not named Singer in the suit.
‘I Considered Suicide,’ Alleged Sex Abuse Victim of Bryan Singer Tells The Daily Beast | Tim Teeman | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCritics of the Heritage study raise four principal objections to the work of Robert rector and Jason Richwine.
He was rector of the university of Ilfeldt 40 years, and published several learned works.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThey had the power to select a rector as well as to carry on regular parish duties.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyToiling across Lord Hartledon's path was the labourer to whom the rector had been speaking.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodThe rector laid his hand on the slender fingers, hot with fever, whiter than they ought to be, betraying life's inward care.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodReturning to his boarding place, the rector read his father's letter a second time, and then answered it.
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for rector
/ (ˈrɛktə) /
Church of England a clergyman in charge of a parish in which, as its incumbent, he would formerly have been entitled to the whole of the tithes: Compare vicar
RC Church a cleric in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation
Episcopal Church Scottish Episcopal Church a clergyman in charge of a parish
mainly British the head of certain schools or colleges
(in Scotland) a high-ranking official in a university: now a public figure elected for three years by the students
Origin of rector
1Derived forms of rector
- rectorate, noun
- rectorial (rɛkˈtɔːrɪəl), adjective
- rectorship, noun
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