'Rectory' definitions:

Definition of 'rectory'

From: WordNet
noun
An official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector [syn: parsonage, vicarage, rectory]

Definition of 'Rectory'

From: GCIDE
  • Rectory \Rec"to*ry\ (-t?*r?), n.; pl. Rectories (-r?z). [Cf. OF. rectorie or rectorerie, LL. rectoria.]
  • 1. The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A rector's mansion; a parsonage house. [1913 Webster]

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