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Rector - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Rector : \Rec"tor\ (r?k"t?r), n. [L., fr. regere, rectum, to lead
straight, to rule: cf. F. recteur. See Regiment, Right.]
1. A ruler or governor. [R.]
God is the supreme rector of the world. --Sir M.
Hale.
2.
(a) (Ch. of Eng.) 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. --Blackstone.
(b) (Prot. Epis. Ch.) A clergyman in charge of a parish.
3. The head master of a public school. [Scot.]
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. (R.C.CH.) 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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RECTOR, Eccl. law. One who rules or governs a name given to certain officers
of the Roman church. Dict. Canonique, h.v.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Rector, AR (city, FIPS 58490)
Location: 36.26424 N, 90.29334 W
Population (1990): 2268 (1084 housing units)
Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72461
Rector, PA
Zip code(s): 15677
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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