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rectory
[ rek-tuh-ree ]
/ ËrÉk tÉ ri /
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noun, plural rec·to·ries.
a rector's house; parsonage.
British. a benefice held by a rector.
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Origin of rectory
OTHER WORDS FROM rectory
sub·rec·to·ry, noun, plural sub·rec·to·ries.Words nearby rectory
rectitudinous, recto, rectocele, rector, rectorate, rectory, rectrix, rectum, rectus, recumbent, recumbent bicycle
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British Dictionary definitions for rectory
rectory
/ (ËrÉktÉrÉȘ) /
noun plural -ries
the official house of a rector
Church of England the office and benefice of a rector
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