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rector

The correct spelling is rector.

How to pronounce rector

/ˈɹɛktə/
noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛktə/

Say it like: Rec-tor

The correct spelling is rector. In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
  2. 2.In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
  3. 3.A priest or bishop who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.
  4. 4.In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.
  5. 5.A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.

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