rector

rec·tor  (rktr)

n. Abbr. R.

1. A cleric in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.

2. An Anglican cleric who has charge of a parish and owns the tithes from it.

3. A Roman Catholic priest appointed to be managerial as well as spiritual head of a church or other institution, such as a seminary or university.

4. The principal of certain schools, colleges, and universities.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rctor, director, from , rctus past participle of regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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rector·ate (-t) n.

rec·tori·al (rk-tôr-l, -tr-) adj.

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rector [ˈrɛktə]

n

1. (Christianity / Anglicanism) Church of England a clergyman in charge of a parish in which, as its incumbent, he would formerly have been entitled to the whole of the tithes Compare vicar

2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a cleric in charge of a college, religious house, or congregation

3. (Christianity / Protestantism) Protestant Episcopal Church, Scottish Episcopal Church a clergyman in charge of a parish

4. (Social Science / Education) Chiefly Brit the head of certain schools or colleges

5. (in Scotland) a high-ranking official in a university: now a public figure elected for three years by the students

[from Latin: director, ruler, from regere to rule]

rectorate  n

rectorial  [rɛkˈtɔːrɪəl] adj

rectorship  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rector - a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church ministrant - someone who serves as a minister

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rector

noun priest, minister, vicar, preacher, pastor, chaplain, curate He was the rector of the church.

Translations

rector [ˈrektəʳ] N (Rel) → párroco m (Univ etc) → rector(a) m/f

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rector [ˈrɛktə^r] n

(RELIGION) → pasteur m

(in Scottish universities) personnalité élue par les étudiants pour les représenter

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rector

n

(Rel) → Pfarrer m (der Anglikanischen Kirche)

(Scot) (Sch) → Direktor(in) m(f); (Univ) → Rektor(in) m(f)

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rector [ˈrɛktəʳ] n (Rel) → parroco (anglicano) (Univ) → rettore m; (in Scottish universities) personalità eletta dagli studenti per rappresentarli; (of school) → preside m/f

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rector [ˈrɛktəʳ] n (Rel) → parroco (anglicano) (Univ) → rettore m; (in Scottish universities) personalità eletta dagli studenti per rappresentarli; (of school) → preside m/f

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rector

n rector [ˈrektə]

1 in certain churches, a clergyman or priest in charge of a parish etc. dominee قِسّيس بالكَنيسَة الإنْجليزيَّه енорийски свещеник pastor sognepræst der/die Pfarrer(in) εφημέριος párroco pastor کشیش kirkkoherra pasteur כּוֹמֶר הַקהִילָה पादरी župnik pap, lelkész kepala paroki sóknarprestur parroco 教区牧師 개신파 감독 교회의 교구 (주임) 목사 klebonas draudzes mācītājs paderi dominee sogneprest proboszcz reitor pastor приходский священник farár župnik župnik kyrkoherde พระอธิการ bölge papazı 教區長 парафіяльний священик; пастор پادری mục sư 教区长

2 the head of a university, school or college. rektor رَئيس الجامِعَه او الكُليَّه ректор rektor; ředitel rektor der Rektor διευθυντής, πρύτανης rector; director (instituto o escuela) rektor, direktor رئیس دانشگاه یا مدرسه rehtori directeur (d'une école secondaire), recteur (d'une université) רֶקטוֹר अध्यक्ष rektor rektor rektor rektor, skólastjóri preside; rettore 学長 (대학, 학교 등의) 교(학, 총)장 rektorius rektors rector, pengetua rector universitetsdirektør; rektor rektor reitor director (de şcoală/de liceu); rector (al uni­ver­sităţii) ректор rektor; riaditeľ rektor rektor rektor อธิการบดีของมหาวิทยาลัยหรือวิทยาลัย rektör 學院院長，大學校長 ректор کالج یا یونیورسٹی کا ناظم اعلیٰ hiệu trưởng 校长

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rector → قِسْ farář præst Pfarrer εφημέριος cura párroco pastori vicaire vikar vicario 教区牧師 교구 목사 predikant sogneprest pastor vigário викарий kyrkoherde พระในคริสต์ศาสนา papaz yardımcısı cha sứ 教区牧师