'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'

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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.

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