rectory

[ rek-tuh-ree ]

/ ˈrɛk tə ri /

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noun, plural rec·to·ries.

a rector's house; parsonage.

British. a benefice held by a rector.

Nearby words

rectococcypexy, rectopexy, rectoplasty, rector, rectorate, rectory, rectoscope, rectosigmoid, rectostenosis, rectostomy, rectotomy

Origin of rectory

1530–40; < Medieval Latin rēctōria, equivalent to Latin rēctōr- (stem of rēctor) rector + -ia -y³

Related forms

sub·rec·to·ry, noun, plural sub·rec·to·ries.

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Examples from the Web for rectory

They followed Weber into the rectory to find Freed sprawled and unresponsive, amid signs of a forced entry and a violent struggle.
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He sat behind his desk in the rectory, and the magnitude of what had happened came over him.
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First, Father Johannes Baptiste is found in the rectory, his throat slit.
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A SWAT team converged on the rectory, which is less than a mile from the town square.
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In the rectory Pfleger blamed a “perfect storm” of unemployment, failing schools, and program cutbacks for the surge in shootings.
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He came to the Rectory, but the Spirit could not be overcome.
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After the services in the church, the society moved in procession to the Rectory school-room.
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It is a rectory, I find, and of course the parson has great tithes as well as small.
Rural Rides|William Cobbett
Was he not well as he was, in his rectory down at Plumstead?
Framley Parsonage|Anthony Trollope
There is an old rookery belonging to the Rectory close by our house; and one day the rooks from there came to our elm-tree.
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British Dictionary definitions for rectory

rectory

/ (ˈrɛktərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

the official house of a rector

Church of England the office and benefice of a rector

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rectory

noun, plural rec·to·ries.

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rectory

noun plural -ries