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Definition of Rectory
1. Noun. An official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector.
Definition of Rectory
1. n. The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes.
Definition of Rectory
1. Noun. The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church. ¹
2. Noun. The residence of an Anglican rector. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rectory
1. a rector's dwelling [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rectory
Literary usage of Rectory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1880)
"Yes, I must go up to-morrow." " U homme propose " — we know the proverb. Very much
to Jack's surprise, his wife arrived that evening at the rectory ..."
2. A Topographical Dictionary of England: Comprising the Several Counties by Samuel Lewis (1831)
"The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Salop, and diocese of Lichfield
... The living has long since been united to the rectory of West Harling, ..."
3. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott, Francis Garden, James Bowling Mozley (1822)
"Prichard, Richard, B D. rector of Lan- gan, appointed Senior Vicar Choral of
Llandaff; patrons, the CHAPTER. Robertt, TG to the rectory of Llana- ber, ..."
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