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rector
rector. In the C of E, the rector was the person entitled to the whole tithes of a parish. At first the rector was the incumbent, and it is when these two positions are still combined that the term is most familiar. Where, however, the tithes were appropriated to a monastery or other spiritual body, the clergyman in the parish was merely the rector's vicar (substitute) or curate. See also VICAR and LAY RECTOR.
In the RC Church the heads of seminaries and Jesuit houses are commonly styled rectors. Otherwise rectors are normally priests with the care of churches which are not parochial, capitular, or attached to a religious community or society. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "rector." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "rector." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-rector.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "rector." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-rector.html |
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rec·tor / ˈrektər/ • n. 1. (in the Episcopal Church) 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. ∎ (in the Church of England) the incumbent of a parish where all tithes formerly passed to the incumbent. Compare with vicar. 2. the head of certain universities, colleges, and schools. DERIVATIVES: rec·tor·ate / -rət/ n. rec·to·ri·al / rekˈtôrēəl/ adj. rec·tor·ship / -ˌship/ n. |
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"rector." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rector." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rector.html "rector." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rector.html |
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rector †ruler, governor XIV; incumbent of a parish whose tithes are not impropriate; head of a university, etc. XV. — OF. rectour (mod. recteur) or L. rēctor, -ōr-, f. pp. stem of regere rule.
So rectory (-ORY1) benefice held by a rector XVI; rector's residence XIX. — AN., OF. rectorie or medL. rēctōria; see -Y2. |
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T. F. HOAD. "rector." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rector." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rector.html T. F. HOAD. "rector." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rector.html |
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Rector
Rector. The title of certain Christian priests: (i) in the Church of England, an incumbent of a parish whose tithes were in the past not appropriated by anyone else (cf. VICAR); (ii) in the Roman Catholic Church a priest serving certain churches other than parish churches; (iii) the head of a Catholic seminary or university.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Rector." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Rector." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Rector.html JOHN BOWKER. "Rector." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Rector.html |
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rector
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•belter, delta, helter-skelter, melter, pelta, Shelta, shelter, swelter, welter
•pre-emptor, tempter
•assenter, cementer, centre (US center), concentre (US concenter), dissenter, enter, eventer, fermenter (US fermentor), fomenter, frequenter, inventor, lamenter, magenta, placenta, polenta, precentor, presenter, preventer, renter, repenter, tenter, tormentor
•inceptor, preceptor, receptor, sceptre (US scepter)
•arrester, Avesta, Chester, contester, ester, Esther, fester, fiesta, Hester, investor, jester, Leicester, Lester, molester, Nestor, pester, polyester, protester, quester, semester, sequester, siesta, sou'wester, suggester, tester, trimester, vesta, zester
•Webster • dexter • Leinster
•Dorchester • Poindexter • newsletter
•genuflector • implementer
•experimenter • trendsetter
•epicentre (US epicenter)
•typesetter • jobcentre • photosetter
•Cirencester • interceptor • Sylvester
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"rector." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rector." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rector.html "rector." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rector.html |
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