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rectory

Syllables: rec·to·ry/ˈɹɛktəɹi/

rectory noun: the residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.

rectory: any of certain residences for clergy members
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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

rectory meaning in Bengali, Malayalam and Vietnamese

rectory in Bengali

রেক্টরের বাসভবন

rectory in Malayalam

ബോധകഗൃഹം, റെക്ടറുടെ ഔദ്യോഗിക വസതി

rectory in Vietnamese

residence of Roman Catholic priest
nhà xứ

Synonyms of rectory

Forms of rectory

pluralrectories

Plural of rectory: rectories

Origin of rectory

From Middle French rectorie, from Medieval Latin rectoria. See rector.

Questions about rectory

What does rectory mean?
Rectory means the residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.
What is rectory in Bengali?
Rectory in Bengali is রেক্টরের বাসভবন. See Rectory meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is rectory?
Rectory is a noun.
How do you pronounce rectory?
Rectory is pronounced /ˈɹɛktəɹi/.
What is the plural of rectory?
The plural of rectory is rectories.

Words near rectory in the dictionary

  1. rectorite
  2. rectorrhagia
  3. rectors
  4. rectorship
  5. rectorships
  6. rectory
  7. rectos
  8. rectosacral
  9. rectoscope
  10. rectoscopes
  11. rectoscopies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rectory (page history and authors); rectory (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rectory (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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