rectory

[ rek-tuh-ree ]

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noun,plural rec·to·ries.

a rector's house; parsonage.
British. a benefice held by a rector.

Origin of rectory

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

Other words from rectory

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

Words Nearby rectory

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How to use rectory in a sentence

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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The police on the scene were in for more than one surprise at the St. Aloysius rectory.
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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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Nothing is there except the rectory, the church just across the way, the grange, and half a dozen thatched cottages.
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The rectory, which is directly by the church, is a very old building, though it has been modernized on the side fronting the road.
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I shall not go to the rectory, but put up at the King's Head, and to which you may address letters.
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First, nothing was to be expected from investigation at the rectory; and to be brief, nothing has transpired.
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He is still at the church; but we dare say he would be willing to leave it for a rectory, if one were offered, with £500 a year.
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British Dictionary definitions for rectory

rectory

/ (ˈrɛktərɪ) /

nounplural -ries

the official house of a rector
Church of England the office and benefice of a rector

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