rector.
In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
Meaning & usage
In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
A priest or bishop in the Orthodox Church who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.
In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.
A headmaster or headmistress in various educational institutions, e.g., a university.
An official in Scottish universities who heads the university court and is elected by and represents the student body.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English rectour, rector, from Old French rector, rectour and Latin rēctor.
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