Definition of Rector

1. Noun. A person authorized to conduct religious worship. "Clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

Exact synonyms: Curate, Minister, Minister Of Religion, Parson, Pastor
Generic synonyms: Clergyman, Man Of The Cloth, Reverend
Specialized synonyms: Ministrant
Derivative terms: Minister, Ministerial, Pastoral, Pastorship

Definition of Rector

1. n. A ruler or governor.

Definition of Rector

1. Proper noun. An English surname; derived from the (etyl de) surname ''Richter''. ¹

2. Proper noun. A town in Arkansas ¹

3. Noun. In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it. ¹

4. Noun. In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution. ¹

5. Noun. A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rector

1. a clergyman in charge of a parish [n -S]

Medical Definition of Rector

1. 1. A ruler or governor. "God is the supreme rector of the world." (Sir M. Hale) 2. A clergyman in charge of a parish. 3. The head master of a public school. 4. 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. 5. 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. Origin: L, fr. Regere, rectum, to lead straight, to rule: cf. F. Recteur. See Regiment, Right. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rector

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rectoclysis
rectococcygeal
rectococcygeal muscle
rectococcygeus muscle
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rectocolitis
rectolaryngeal reflex
rectoperineal
rectoperineorrhaphy
rectopexy
rectophobia
rectoplasty
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rectories
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rectorrhagia
rectorrhaphy
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rectory

Literary usage of Rector

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Francis Bacon by John Thomas Scharf, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Francis Bacon, James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath, William Rawley (1879)
"In 1097, n rector was presented to the chance of All Saints' parish, and a reader not being needed, he was sent to William and Mary College, Vir- . ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The first rector of the college was Nicholas Aylmer. The students at the commencement were six in number. In 1643 there were four priests, ..."

3. The Extraordinary Black Book: An Exposition of Abuses in Church and State by John Wade (1832)
"Dr. Goodall, provost of Eton; canon of Windsor; vicar of Bromham ; rector Dr. Goddard, archdeacon and prebendary of Lincoln; chaplain to the king; ..."

4. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1892)
"In 1551 he was made rector of Newton, Ely, and served the ... He also appears to have been rector of Cot- tenham, Snailwell, and Littleport in ..."

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