rector
noun
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
rectors
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pluralof rector.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The other is its parish, the spiritual center of this Cambridgeshire hamlet and a place where community members weave themselves in each other’s lives while supporting its rectors.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Washington awarded them contracts to build two demonstration rectors by 2028 and shared the costs.
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2022
University rectors have been bricked into their offices and graffiti still adorns the walls of most Greek universities.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
The rectors of 20 Ecuadorian universities have signed a letter in which they “emphatically reject” the accusations against Guamán and call for “impartial justice” to be done.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 28, 2021
All institutions of higher learning were controlled directly by the Ministry of Education, which appointed and dismissed all rectors and their assistants.
From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier
