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

Noun

1. Church of England a clergyman in charge of a parish

2. RC Church a cleric in charge of a college or congregation

3. Chiefly Brit the head of certain academic institutions

4. (in Scotland) a high-ranking official in a university, elected by the students [Latin: director]

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

Translations

rector [ˈrɛktəʳ] n (REL) → párroco;

(SCOL) → rector(a) m/f

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rector [ˈrɛktəʳ] n (Rel) → pasteur m;

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

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rector [ˈrɛktəʳ] n (Rel) → Pfarrer(in) m(f)

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rector [ˈrɛktəʳ] n (REL) → parroco (anglicano);

(in Scottish universities) → personalità eletta dagli studenti per rappresentarli

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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 교구 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 (école secondaire d'une), recteur (d'une université) רֶקטוֹר अध्यक्ष rektor rektor rektor rektor, skólastjóri preside; rettore 学長 교장, 총장 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 校長 ректор کالج یا یونیورسٹی کا ناظم اعلیٰ hiệu trưởng 校长