Rector
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Rector
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1 n.
A ruler or governor.
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2 n.
A clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the tithes, etc.; the clergyman of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate. See the Note under Vicar.
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3 n.
A clergyman in charge of a parish.
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4 n.
The head master of a public school.
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5 n.
The chief elective officer of some universities, as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; as, the Rector of Exeter College, or of Lincoln College, at Oxford.
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6 n.
The superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college.
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7 n.
A ruler or governor.
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8 n.
A clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the tithes, etc.; the clergyman of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate. See the Note under Vicar.
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9 n.
A clergyman in charge of a parish.
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10 n.
The head master of a public school.
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11 n.
The chief elective officer of some universities, as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; as, the Rector of Exeter College, or of Lincoln College, at Oxford.
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12 n.
The superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college.