rectory
Americannoun
plural
rectories-
a rector's house; parsonage.
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British. a benefice held by a rector.
noun
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the official house of a rector
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Church of England the office and benefice of a rector
Other Word Forms
- subrectory noun
Etymology
Origin of rectory
1530–40; < Medieval Latin rēctōria, equivalent to Latin rēctōr- (stem of rēctor ) rector + -ia -y 3
Example Sentences
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It is described by the estate agent as a historic rectory and coach house in several acres of semi-moated gardens.
From BBC
Bishop Sellin was born in Scotland where her father was an ordained minister and the family lived in the rectory.
From BBC
Plans for the church hall, on Glebe Way, included a cafe, day nursery building, replacement rectory with detached garage, two outbuildings to provide a prayer room and substation, and bike storage.
From BBC
The family is now one of eight that have have found shelter at a rectory building at the Bethel AME Church in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood.
From Seattle Times
Washington County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspected burglar in the rectory of St. John the Baptist church when they arrived six minutes after the priest called 911.
From Seattle Times
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