'Rector' definitions:
Definition of 'rector'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" [syn: curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector]
Definition of 'Rector'
From: GCIDE
- Rector \Rec"tor\ (r?k"t?r), n. [L., fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to rule: cf. F. recteur. See Regiment, Right.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A ruler or governor. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- God is the supreme rector of the world. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (a) (Ch. of Eng.) 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. --Blackstone. (b) (Prot. Epis. Ch.) A clergyman in charge of a parish. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The head master of a public school. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (R. C. Ch.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rector'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbe,
- abuna,
- academic dean,
- administration,
- administrator,
- agent,
- antipope,
- archbishop,
- archdeacon,
- archpriest,
- bishop,
- bishop coadjutor,
- canon,
- cardinal,
- cardinal bishop,
- cardinal deacon,
- cardinal priest,
- chancellor,
- chaplain,
- churchman,
- clergyman,
- cleric,
- clerical,
- clerk,
- coadjutor,
- conductor,
- curate,
- cure,
- DD,
- dean,
- dean of men,
- dean of women,
- deputy,
- diocesan,
- directeur,
- director,
- divine,
- Doctor of Divinity,
- ecclesiarch,
- ecclesiastic,
- exarch,
- governor,
- Grand Penitentiary,
- headmaster,
- headmistress,
- hierarch,
- high priest,
- Holy Father,
- Holy Joe,
- impresario,
- intendant,
- man of God,
- manager,
- master,
- metropolitan,
- military chaplain,
- minister,
- padre,
- papa,
- parson,
- pastor,
- patriarch,
- penitentiary,
- pontiff,
- pope,
- prebendary,
- prelate,
- president,
- primate,
- principal,
- producer,
- provost,
- responsible person,
- reverend,
- rural dean,
- servant of God,
- shepherd,
- sky pilot,
- subdean,
- suffragan,
- supercargo,
- supply clergy,
- supply minister,
- the Reverend,
- the very Reverend,
- tonsured cleric,
- vicar,
- vice-chancellor
Rector, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Rector, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
2017
Housing Units (2000) :
1045
Land area (2000) :
1.295506 sq. miles (3.355346 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.295506 sq. miles (3.355346 sq. km)
FIPS code :
58490
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
36.263320 N, 90.293464 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
72461
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.