rector
Syllables: rec·torUK/ˈɹɛktə//ˈɹɛktɚ/
rector noun: in the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
Noun
rector (plural rectors)
- In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
- It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- 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.
Proper noun capitalized: Rector
Rector (countable and uncountable, plural Rectors)
- A surname from German.
- A city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States.
- A ghost town in Shannon County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
rector meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
rector in Hindi
- रेक्टर, रेकटर, रैकटर
rector in Tamil
- ரெக்டர், ரெக்டார்
rector in Marathi
- रेक्टर, रॅक्टर, रेकटर
rector in Urdu
- ریکٹر
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- rector in Bengali
- রেক্টর, গির্জার প্রধান যাজক
- rector in Telugu
- రెక్టర్, రెక్టార్
- rector in Malayalam
- ഇടവക പട്ടക്കാരൻ, ഗ്രാമപുരോഹിതൻ, പളളിയുടെ ചുമതലയുളള പുരോഹിതൻ
- rector in Kannada
- ರೆಕ್ಟರ್, ರೆಕ್ಟಾರ್, ರೆಕ್ಟರು
- rector in Punjabi
- ਰੈਕਟਰ, ਰੇਕਟਰ
- rector in Gujarati
- રેક્ટર, રેકટર
- rector in Odia
- ରେକ୍ଟର, ରେକଟର, ରେକ୍ଟର୍
- rector in Nepali
- रेक्टर, रेकटर
- rector in Indonesian
- rektor
Forms of rector
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rectors |
| alternative form (obsolete) | rectour |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Rectors |
Origin of rector
Inherited from Middle English rectour, rector, from Old French rector, rectour and Latin rēctor.
Americanized form of German Richter.
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Questions about rector
- What does rector mean?
- Rector means in the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
- What is rector in Hindi?
- Rector in Hindi is रेक्टर, रेकटर, रैकटर. See Rector meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rector?
- Rector can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rector?
- Rector is pronounced /ˈɹɛktɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of rector?
- The plural of rector is rectors.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rector (page history and authors); Rector (page history and authors); rector (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rector (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rector (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rector (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rector (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rector (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rector (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rector (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rector (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rector (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rector (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rector (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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