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Rector

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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) 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.

(3):

(n.) 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.

(4):

(n.) A clergyman in charge of a parish.

(5):

(n.) The head master of a public school.

(6):

(n.) A ruler or governor.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rector'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rector.html. 1828.
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