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   rector

   /ˈrɛktə/

   noun

   • 1. (in the Church of England) the incumbent of a parish where all tithes formerly passed to the incumbent.
   • ▪ (in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy who has charge of a parish.
   • ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest in charge of a church or of a religious institution.
   • 2. the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools.
   • ▪ (in Scotland) an elected representative of students on a university's governing body.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin rector ‘ruler’, from rect- ‘ruled’, from the verb regere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rectorate noun
   • 2. rectorial adjective
   • 3. rectorship noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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