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rectorate

or rec·tor·ship

[ rek-ter-it ]
/ ˈrɛk tər ɪt /
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noun
the office, dignity, or term of a rector.
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Origin of rectorate

1715–25; <Medieval Latin rēctōrātus office of rector, equivalent to Latin rēctōr- (stem of rēctor) rector + -ātus-ate3

Words nearby rectorate

rectitude, rectitudinous, recto, rectocele, rector, rectorate, rectory, rectrix, rectum, rectus, recumbent
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How to use rectorate in a sentence

  • The Mayo and Yaqui valleys were now made a separate rectorate.

    The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton

  • Of the northern district the new rectorate of San Francisco Xavier was now formed.

    The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton

  • Nothing is known of Croft's later dealings with the rectorate, nor of Lancelot Levens, who followed him.

    The Church of Grasmere|Mary L. Armitt

  • Meanwhile, the death of the Archdeacon had left the rectorate vacant, and an unfortunate nomination was made by the patron-bishop.

    The Church of Grasmere|Mary L. Armitt
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