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rectories

rectories is the plural of rectory.

Meaning of rectory

Noun

rectory (plural rectories)

  1. The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.
    Synonyms:
    presbytery
  2. The residence of an Anglican rector.
    • 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

Questions about rectories

What is rectories the plural of?
Rectories is the plural of rectory.

Words near rectories in the dictionary

  1. rectorectal
  2. rectoress
  3. rectoresses
  4. rectorial
  5. rectorials
  6. rectories
  7. rectorite
  8. rectorrhagia
  9. rectors
  10. rectorship
  11. rectorships

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