rector

[ rek-ter ]

/ ˈrɛk tər /

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noun

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.

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Origin of rector

1350–1400; Middle English rectour<Latin rēctor helmsman, ruler, leader, equivalent to reg(ere) to rule + -tor-tor

OTHER WORDS FROM rector

rec·to·ri·al

[rek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /rɛkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjectivesub·rec·tor, noun

Words nearby rector

rectocele, rectococcygeal muscle, rectococcypexy, rectopexy, rectoplasty, rector, rectorate, rectory, rectoscope, rectosigmoid, rectostenosis

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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|Time
The 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|Time
Monsignor 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 Post
Rector was attending a Sunday night game between the Yankees and Red Sox when he dozed off.
Sleeping Yankees Fan Files Worst Lawsuit Ever|Ben Jacobs|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In fact, the suit tries to somehow find MLB liable for a still picture of Rector posted on a website called NotSportcenter.
Sleeping Yankees Fan Files Worst Lawsuit Ever|Ben Jacobs|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
It 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|DAILY BEAST
Critics of the Heritage study raise four principal objections to the work of Robert Rector and Jason Richwine.
Heritage Immigration Study Gets the Big Things Right|David Frum|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was rector of the university of Ilfeldt 40 years, and published several learned works.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
They had the power to select a rector as well as to carry on regular parish duties.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Toiling across Lord Hartledon's path was the labourer to whom the Rector had been speaking.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
The 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 Wood
Returning 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

rector

/ (ˈrɛktə) /

noun

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 tithesCompare 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

Derived forms of rector

rectorate, nounrectorial (rɛkˈtɔːrɪəl), adjectiverectorship, noun

Word Origin for rector

C14: from Latin: director, ruler, from regere to rule

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