rectory

ˈrɛktəri

rectories

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Definition of rectory - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

clergy house

Rare

house provided by a church for its rector

Rare

The old rectory stood next to the village church..

manse

parsonage

vicarage

religion

Rare

office or position of a rector in a church

Rare

He was offered the rectory of the largest parish in the diocese..

parsonage

vicarage

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house provided by a church for its rector

Origin of rectory

Latin, rector (ruler)

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parish house

rectory

residence of a parish priest

Examples of rectory in a sentence

They held the meeting in the rectory.
The rectory was known for its beautiful garden.
She visited the rectory to discuss community events.

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French:presbytère, poste de recteur, ...
German:Pfarrhaus, Rektorat, ...
Italian:casa parrocchiale, rettorato, ...
Spanish:casa parroquial, oficina del rector, ...
Portuguese:residência paroquial, reitoria, ...
Chinese:教区长住宅, 教区长职位, ...
Japanese:牧師館, 教区牧師の職, ...
Arabic:بيت القسيس, رِعَايَة, ...
Hebrew:בֵּית הַכּוֹמֶר, מִשְׂרַד הָרֶקְטוֹר, ...
Russian:дом священника, должность ректора, ...
Ukrainian:будинок священика, ректорство, ...
Hindi:पादरी निवास, पादरी का पद, ...
Bengali:পাদরির বাসভবন, পাদরির পদ, ...
Catalan:rectoria, càrrec de rector, ...
Czech:fara, rektorství, ...
Danish:præstegård, rektors stilling, ...
Dutch:pastorie, rectoraat, ...
Greek:εφημερίο, θέση εφημέριου, ...
Hungarian:plébániaház, rektori tisztség, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទះស្នាក់នៅរបស់បព្វជិត, តំណែងរបស់បូជាចារ្យប្រធានព្រះវិហារ, ...
Korean:사제관, 목사직, ...
Persian:خانه کشیش, مقام کشیش, ...
Polish:plebania, probostwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):residência paroquial, reitoria, ...
Romanian:casă parohială, funcția de rector, ...
Swedish:prästgård, rektorskap, ...
Thai:บ้านพักบาทหลวง, ตำแหน่งบาทหลวง, ...
Turkish:rahip evi, rektörlük, ...
Vietnamese:nhà xứ, chức vụ cha xứ, ...

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Definition of rectory - Reverso English Dictionary

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